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  1. Leslie Bricusse OBE (/ ˈ b r ɪ k ə s /; 29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films.

  2. Oct 20, 2021 · Leslie Bricusse was born on Jan. 29, 1931, in London. “I fell in love with the idea of writing songs when I was a child,” he told The Herald of Glasgow in 2016.

  3. Oct 20, 2021 · 20 October 2021. Getty Images. Leslie Bricusse, the prolific British songwriter behind many of cinema's biggest hits such as Candyman and Goldfinger, has died at the age of 90. His friend Dame ...

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  5. www.lesliebricusse.com › bio › bioLESLIE BRICUSSE

    Double Oscar and Grammy winner Leslie Bricusse is a writer-composer-lyricist who has contributed to many musical films and plays during his career. He was born in London, and educated at University College School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge.

  6. Oct 19, 2021 · By Jon Burlingame. Courtesy of Everett Collection. Leslie Bricusse, Oscar- and Grammy-winning songwriter whose songs for Broadway and Hollywood include “What Kind of Fool Am I?” and “Pure...

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  7. Leslie Bricusse, an Oscar-winning composer and lyricist who enchanted children with his musical confections for Doctor Dolittle and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,...

  8. Oct 19, 2021 · Leslie Bricusse was born in London on Jan. 29, 1931, and grew up in the suburb of Pinner. His father worked in newspaper sales, and his mother was a homemaker.

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