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Anthony Newley
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British actor and musician (1931–1999)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 8
Top works
- Oompa Loompa Doompadee-Doo
- Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka
- Pure Imagination
- Stop the world, I want to get off
- The roar of the greasepaint-- the smell of the crowd
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- England
- Active from
- 1931-09-24
- Active to
- 1999-04-14
Discography
- Sat’day Night Rock‐a‐Boogie / I’ve Waited So Long1959
- Do You Mind! / Girls Were Made to Love and Kiss1960
- Why / Anything You Wanna Do1960
- Tony1961
- Pop Goes the Weasel1961
- That Noise1962
- Who Can I Turn to and Other Songs From the Roar of Greasepaint1965
- Anthony Newley Sings the Songs From Doctor Dolittle1967
- For You1971
- Teach the Children / Shelby1976
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 48,125
- Total plays
- 223,345
Tags
George Anthony Newley (born on September 24, 1931 in the London Borough of Hackney; died on April 14, 1999) was an English actor, singer and songwriter. A graduate of the Italia Conti Academy stage school, his first major film role was as the Artful Dodger in David Lean's 1948 rendition of Oliver Twist, the classic Charles Dickens tome. Newley had a successful pop music career, with two number one hits in 1960: "Why?" and "Do You Mind?". He won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "W
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- George
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- Jensen Beach
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Educated at
- Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- literature
- Genre
- pop music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Decca
- Official website
- www.anthonynewley.com
- Image
- Anthony Newley (1967).jpg
Show 11 more facts
- date of birth
- 1931-09-24
- date of death
- 1999-04-14
- cause of death
- kidney cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Original Score
- Commons category
- Anthony Newley
- start of work period
- 1947-00-00
- birth name
- Anthony George Newley
- name in native language
- Anthony Newley
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- described at URL
- www.musicnotes.com/landing?w=Anthony+Newley
Sources (6)
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