Leslie Bricusse
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Leslie Bricusse (born 29 January 1931) is a British lyricist. Although best known for his partnership with Anthony Newley, Bricusse has worked with many other composers. He was Secretary of Footlights between 1952 and 1953 and Footlights President during the following year.
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[edit] Works
[edit] Musicals
- Stop the World - I Want to Get Off (with Newley) (1961) - includes "What Kind of Fool Am I"
- Pickwick - with Cyril Ornadel (1963)
- The Roar of the Greasepaint—the Smell of the Crowd (with Newley) (1965)
- Doctor Dolittle (1967) - includes "Talk to the Animals"
- Goodbye, Mr. Chips (with John Williams) (1969)
- Scrooge (with Ian Fraser; Herbert W. Spencer) (1970) - includes "Thank You Very Much"
- Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (with Newley) (1971)
- The Good Old Bad Old Days (with Newley) (1971)
- Victor/Victoria (with Henry Mancini) (1982)
- Hook (with John Williams) (1991) - includes "When You're Alone"
- Jekyll & Hyde (1990/1994/1997)
[edit] Songs
- "My Kind of Girl" (1961)
- "Goldfinger" (with John Barry and Anthony Newley) from Goldfinger (1964)
- "You Only Live Twice" (with Barry) from You Only Live Twice (1967)
- "Can You Read My Mind? (Love Theme)" (with John Williams) from Superman: The Movie (1978)
- "Making Toys," "Every Christmas Eve/Santa's Theme (Giving)," "It's Christmas Again," "Patch! Natch!" and "Thank You, Santa!" (with Henry Mancini) from Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)
- "Life in a Looking Glass" (with Henry Mancini) from That's Life (1986)
- "Somewhere in My Memory" from Home Alone (with John Williams) (1990)
- "When You're Alone", "We Don't Wanna Grow Up" from Hook (with John Williams) (1991)
- Feeling Good
[edit] Awards
- Grammy Award
- Song of the Year, 1963 - "What Kind of Fool Am I"
- Academy Award
- Best Song, 1967 - "Talk to the Animals"
- Songwriters Hall of Fame
[edit] Nominations
- Tony Award
- Best Musical, 1963 - Stop the World - I Want to Get Off
- Academy Awards
- Original Music Score, 1967 - Doctor Dolittle
- Original Music Score, 1969 - Goodbye, Mr. Chips
- Original Song Score, 1970 - Scrooge
- Best Song, 1967 - "Thank You Very Much"
- Adaptation and Original Song Score, 1971 - Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- Adaptation and Original Song Score, 1982 - Victor/Victoria
- Best Song, 1986 - "Life in a Looking Glass"
- Best Song, 1990 - "Somewhere in My Memory"
- Best Song, 1991 - "When You're Alone"
- Golden Raspberry Award
- Worst 'Original' Song, 1986 - "Life in a Looking Glass"
[edit] External links
- Leslie Bricusse at the Internet Movie Database
- Leslie Bricusse at the All Music Guide
- Leslie Bricusse at the Songwriters' Hall of Fame
| Preceded by: Peter Firth |
Footlights President 1953–1954 |
Succeeded by: Brian Marber |
Categories: 1931 births | Living people | Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge | Best Song Academy Award winning songwriters | British lyricists | Cambridge Footlights | English songwriters | English musical theatre composers | Musical theatre lyricists | Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees
