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  1. Leslie Bricusse OBE ( / ˈbrɪkəs /; [1] 29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films. He was best known for writing the music and lyrics for the films Doctor Dolittle; Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Scrooge; Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory; Tom ...

  2. Oct 20, 2021 · Michael Coveney. Wed 20 Oct 2021 10.08 EDT. Last modified on Thu 21 Oct 2021 00.22 EDT. The songwriter Leslie Bricusse, who has died aged 90, was a quiet man with an unshakeable sense of his own ...

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  3. 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.

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  5. Oct 20, 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 Joan Collins ...

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  6. 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. At Cambridge, he was President of the Footlights Revue Club and founded the Musical Comedy ...

  7. Oct 19, 2021 · The Oscar and Grammy-winning songwriter Leslie Bricusse has died at the age of 90. London-born Bricusse was known for writing the lyrics for the theme to James Bond adventure Goldfinger as well as ...

  8. Leslie Bricusse OBE was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films. He was best known for writing the music and lyrics for the films Doctor Dolittle; Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Scrooge; Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory; Tom and Jerry: The Movie; the titular James Bond film songs "Goldfinger" and "You Only Live Twice"; "Can You Read ...

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