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Anthony Newley
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Composer (Music Score), Actor, Songwriter Born: September 24, 1931 in London, England, UK Death: April 14, 1999 in Jensen Beach, FL Biography:British entertainer "Anthony Newley" began as a child star, passing for 10 or 11 even as the Artful Dodger in "Oliver Twist" (1948), when in fact he was already of driving and shaving age. As a young leading man, Newley learned the ins and outs of self-promotion, chiefly the ability to convince the populace that he could do anything well. In 1959, he became a pop recording star thanks to his singing appearance in "Idle on Parade", but this was only the beginning. "Stop the World, I Want to Get Off" was cowritten by Newley and "Leslie Bricusse", but to the world at large Anthony Newley, who also starred in the play, was the whole show. This 1961 London-to-Broadway musical was a superbly written piece and a success. Newley followed up this production with another stage collaboration with Bricusse, 1965's The Roar of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd, this time sharing the spotlight (but not without... Full Biography
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