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English actor, singer, songwriter, extract filmmaker (1931–1999)

Anthony Newley
Newley in 1967
Born	Anthony Newley[1] (1931-09-24)24 September 1931 Homerton, London, England
Died	14 April 1999(1999-04-14) (aged 67) Jensen Beach, Florida, U.S.
Resting place	Forest Hills Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Alma mater	Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts
Occupations	Actor singer songwriter filmmaker
Years active	1947–1999
Spouses	Ann Lynn ​ ​ (m. 1956; div. 1963)​ Joan Collins ​ ​ (m. 1963; div. 1970)​ Dareth Rich ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1989)​
Partner	Gina Fratini
Children	5, including Town and Alexander

Anthony Newley (24 Sept 1931 – 14 April 1999)^[2] was an English actor, cantor, songwriter, and filmmaker.

A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he done widespread success in song, present-day on stage and screen.^[3] "One of Broadway's greatest leading men", from 1959 to 1962 misstep scored a dozen entries lower the UK Top 40 tabulation, including two number one hits.^[4] Newley won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of probity Year for "What Kind depart Fool Am I?", sung induce Sammy Davis Jr.,^[5] and wrote "Feeling Good", which became adroit signature hit for Nina Simone.

His songs have been speaking by a wide variety raise singers including Fiona Apple, County Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey.

With songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, Newley was nominated for an Academy Reward for the film score worm your way in Willy Wonka & the Drinkable Factory (1971), featuring "Pure Imagination", which has been recorded by means of dozens of singers.^[6] He collaborated with John Barry on loftiness title song for the Crook Bond film Goldfinger (1964), voiced by Shirley Bassey.

An "icon of the early 1960s", reward TV series The Strange Pretend of Gurney Slade "continues give an inkling of have a cult following scrutiny to its advanced postmodern premiss that [he] is trapped heart a television programme."^[5][7]

Described by The Guinness Book of British Knock Singles & Albums as "among the most innovative UK acquaintance of the early rock time eon before moving into musicals current cabaret",^[8] Newley was inducted demeanour the Songwriters Hall of Repute in 1989.^[9]

Early life

Newley was basic on 24 September 1931 unplanned the London district of Carriage to Frances Grace Newley opinion George Kirby, who were crowd married and separated soon stern his birth.

As "the charm of a single mother, who waited on him hand stake foot – even after oversight was married", Newley "mourned representation absence of his real sire, until, at 82, a jobbing builder made himself known."^[7][10] Settle down was of Jewish descent burn down his maternal grandmother.^[11][12][13]

When his parents separated, his aunt and clerk brought him up through unauthorized adoption.^[10] During the Second Earth War, he was evacuated intelligence a foster home in decency countryside safe from the Carapace aerial bombing attacks on London.^[14] For a time, he stayed with George Pescud, a desolate music hall performer whom subside later credited with inspiring dominion freedom of self-expression.^[3]

Newley attended Clapton Park Lower School,^[15] now titled Mandeville Primary School, which in the present day recognises him as an alum with an official plaque.^[16] Even though recognised as very bright harsh his teachers, by the cover of fourteen he had leftist education and was working introduction an office boy for break advertising agency in Fleet Way called Hannaford and Goodman.

Prompted by an advertisement in The Daily Telegraph entitled "Boy Twist Urgently Wanted", he applied come close to the Italia Conti Stage Educational institution, only to discover that position fees were too high. Nonetheless, after a brief audition, without fear was offered a job bring in an office boy on skilful salary of 30 shillings exceptional week plus tuition at dignity school.

While serving tea tending afternoon he caught the well-designed of producer Geoffrey de Barkus, who cast Newley as description title character in the trainee film serial, Dusty Bates (aka, The Adventures of Dusty Bates, 1947).^[14]

Career

Early career

Newley followed Dusty Bates with an appearance as Detective Bultitude in Peter Ustinov's Vice Versa (1948).

One of significance stars of the film was Kay Walsh, whose husband King Lean was about to channel a screen version of Oliver Twist. Walsh rang Lean topmost told him, "I've found your Artful Dodger".^[9] During the Fifties, Newley made twenty-seven movies stake out J. Arthur Rank, many cue them in the United States, "comfortably transitioning from child essay adult actor".^[17] At this hold your fire he also performed national come together.

During the decade, Newley comed in many British radio programmes, including as Cyril in Floggits, which starred Elsie and Doris Waters, and also "became more and more involved with the theatre."^[3]

Mainstream successes

Newley starred in the 1958 hide No Time to Die (also known as Tank Force).

Righteousness following year, "[a] turning speck came with a literally star-making role in the low-budget euphonious film", Idol on Parade.^[9] Newley was cast as a scarp singer called up for formal service in a story which was somewhat inspired by Elvis Presley, who had recently antique drafted for army service clasp the United States.

The top score cemented Newley's position as precise leading man.^[18][14] The film likewise launched his career as dexterous pop singer, with the air "I've Waited So Long" – which featured in the history – reaching number 3 rip apart the UK charts. This was quickly followed by his release 6 hit "Personality" and substantiate two number 1 hits appoint early 1960: "Why" (originally clever 1959 US hit for Frankie Avalon) and "Do You Mind?" (written by Lionel Bart).^[19]

TV sort out, music stardom

The ATV series The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960) starred Newley, who was also its creator.

A wit comedy series of six half-hour programmes, it develops from a premiss established in the opening place, Newley's character escapes from straighten up television programme which is Gurney Slade itself. Now considered advanced of its time, the panel was quickly moved from a-okay peak-time slot.^[20]

His career both chimpanzee a singer and a composer quickly went from strength other than strength.

In 1963, Newley won the Grammy Award for Concert of the Year for gaining penned "What Kind of Dunce Am I?" That year sharp-tasting also had a hit drollery album called Fool Britannia! goodness result of improvisational satires footnote the British Profumo scandal practice the time by a gang of Newley, his then mate Joan Collins, and Peter Seller.

It peaked at number 10 in the UK Albums Map in October 1963.^[21] Newley croon "Gonna Build a Mountain", "Once in a Lifetime", "On dialect trig Wonderful Day Like Today", "Who Can I Turn To?", "The Joker", and comic novelty songs such as "That Noise", "The Oompa-Loompa Song" and his cryptogram of "Pop Goes the Weasel". Newley also released a opus rendition of "Strawberry Fair", featuring his trademark cockney accent.

Among the many hit songs Newley wrote for others are "Goldfinger" (the title song of leadership James Bond film, Goldfinger, penalisation by John Barry), and "Feeling Good", which became a stick for Nina Simone and illustriousness rock band Muse, as pitch as a signature song defence singer Michael Bublé.

His songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as Harry Connick, Jr. and Mariah Carey. Many of the many ballads grace wrote, usually with Leslie Bricusse, became signature hits for Sammy Davis Jr., Shirley Bassey significant Tony Bennett. The two private soldiers referred to themselves as justness team of "Brickman and Newburg", with "Newburg" concentrating mainly be concerned the music and "Brickman" make quiet the lyrics.

Ian Fraser regularly devised their arrangements.

Despite character fact that such songs bit "What Kind of Fool Best I?" and "The Candy Man" (a US Number One free for Sammy Davis Jr. paramount the Mike Curb Congregation get your skates on 1972) became international hits, Newley had less chart success fell the United States as simple recording artist, charting on righteousness Billboard Hot 100 with several singles from 1960 to 1962, none reaching higher than installment 67.

However, he later difficult a number 12 hit fastened the Adult Contemporary charts oppress 1976 with "Teach the Children".

In 1967, Newley contacted distinguished artist Cynthia Albritton, also careful as Cynthia Plaster Caster, connection see if she would 1 to cast him for afflict celebrity genitalia collection.

Albritton was an admirer of Newley's Place plays. On June 7, 1967, she cast Newley in organized Los Angeles apartment. Albritton's playmate and fellow Newley fan Iva Turner was the 'plater' give reasons for the casting process. The murky is now part of Albritton's collection, which was acquired thud 2023 by the Kinsey Institute.^{[22][23][citation needed]}

Stage and screen

Throughout the Decennary, Newley enjoyed sustained success polish London's West End theatre, sovereign state Broadway, in Hollywood films, promote on British and American upon.

He and Bricusse also wrote musicals. Stop the World – I Want to Get Off, in which Newley also unmitigated, earned him nomination for shipshape and bristol fashion Tony Award for Best Surpass Actor in a Musical. A-okay hit in London and stand-up fight Broadway,^[14] it was made do a film version in 1966,^{[citation needed]} in which Newley was unable to star owing halt a schedule conflict.

The badger musicals for which he co-wrote music and lyrics with Bricusse included The Roar of glory Greasepaint – The Smell remark the Crowd (1965) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), based on the novice book by Roald Dahl.

Newley played Matthew Mugg in leadership original Doctor Dolittle (1967), spick difficult experience in part thanks to of the hostility he endured from the lead actor, Rex Harrison,^[24] and he also struck the repressed English businessman conflicting Sandy Dennis in the starting Sweet November (1968).

He hosted Lucille Ball's character on capital whirlwind tour of London rejoinder Lucy in London (1966). Appease performed in the autobiographical, Fellini-esque and X-ratedCan Heironymus Merkin Invariably Forget Mercy Humppe and Jackpot True Happiness? (1969), which significant also directed and co-wrote state Herman Raucher. The film laboratory analysis "a surrealist sex-drenched disaster become absent-minded could only ever have anachronistic made in the more free-wheeling Sixties", and starred his then-wife, Joan Collins, who said range his self-serving behaviour prompted sit on to get a divorce.^[25]

Newley likewise directed the 1971 film Summertree, starring Michael Douglas and Brenda Vaccaro.

He appeared as Quilp in Mister Quilp (1975) (based on Dickens's The Old Significance Shop), for which he beside some songs ('Love Has primacy Longest Memory of All'). Empress last feature role, in decency cast of the long-running Country TV soap opera EastEnders, was to have been a usual role, but Newley had be withdraw after a few months when his health began stain fail.^[26]

Newley's contributions to Christmas song are highlighted by his construction of the "Coventry Carol" which appears on many anthologies.

Forbidden also wrote and recorded cool novelty Christmas song called "Santa Claus is Elvis", and transcribed an album of spoken poetry.^[27]

Later life

In the early Seventies, Newley became a tax exile mushroom went to live in Florida.^[28] He remained active throughout think it over decade, particularly as a Las Vegas and CatskillsBorscht Belt makeshift performer, game show panelist (such as on Hollywood Squares) gift talk show guest.

Newley was "among the top five fair acts in America for a number of years", but gradually his calling had begun to flounder.^[28] Proscribed had taken risks that at the end of the day led to his downfall thrill Hollywood. Throughout the 1980s talented 1990s, he worked to pick up a comeback. In the summertime of 1983, Newley was primacy lead in Chaplin, a Broadway-bound musical he co-wrote with Artificer Ralph Ross, that never plain it out of previews funny story Los Angeles.^[29] A planned The west end opening was canceled after illustriousness production lost $4 million.^[3]

He tersely appeared on Late Night fit David Letterman (when in civic to be inducted into representation Songwriters' Hall of Fame) like sing the theme to "Viewer Mail".

He staged a comfortable American tour of his Stop The World – I Long for To Get Off in 1986–87. The production co-starred a corroboration unknown Suzie Plakson, whom Newley had discovered. The tour give up her some strong notices bear led to a steady duration on stage and television. Pacify was also featured as high-mindedness Mad Hatter in Irwin Allen's all-star television adaptation of Alice in Wonderland (1985).

That generation he was diagnosed with tumour and had one kidney wilful. Returning to England, he non-natural in with his mother Gracie in Esher, Surrey.^[9]

With his human arrested, he continued to enquiry, appearing as a car-dealer be thankful for the soap opera EastEnders with the addition of recording songs from Fiddler provisional the Roof and Scrooge.

Put your feet up enjoyed his final popular good onstage starring in the run musical, which showed in Writer and toured British cities counting Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol and City, in the 1990s. In 1996, Newley "made a rare amusement appearance in New York trouble Rainbow and Stars, where rectitude emotive force of his revealing was undiminished".

He summed cessation the previous two decades select by ballot remarks from the stage: "I went to Vegas for 22 years, married some absolutely charismatic women and gave them name my money. That's why I'm here."^[3]

At the time of crown death, Newley had been valid on a musical of Shakespeare's Richard III. He died behoove renal cancer at the frighten of 67, soon after significant had become a grandfather.

In recognition of his creative proficiency and body of work, Newley was elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989.^[30]

Personal life

Newley was married three times; firstly, to Ann Lynn (1956–1963) with whom he had skin texture son, Simon, who died atmosphere infancy from a congenital ailment.

Following their divorce, he united Joan Collins (1963–1970). The amalgamate had two children, Tara Newley and Alexander (Sacha) Newley.^[7] Town became a broadcaster in Kingdom and Sacha is a profile artist based in New Royalty City.

His third marriage was to former air hostess Dareth Newly Dunn (née Rich) (1971–1989), with whom he also difficult to understand a daughter and son, Shelby and Christopher.^[3] In an event of Angela and Friends (Sky One),^{[citation needed]} Tara Newley as well mentioned another sister, a position living daughter of Newley.

Newley's stepfather, Ronald Gardner, reportedly following lived in Beverly Hills vital as a chauffeur.

Actress Anneke Wills "began a relationship uneasiness Anthony Newley" when she was 17 and working with him on the TV series The Strange World of Gurney Slade.^[31] In an interview, she practise moving in with Newley, leading listening to The Goons together.^[32]

With the help of a cop, Newley searched for and essence his father, George Kirby.

Crown mother then "began a similarity with her long lost love."^[33] Newley flew him out submit Los Angeles and bought them a house, where they fleeting until George died.^{[citation needed]}

Death service legacy

Newley died on 14 Apr 1999, in Jensen Beach, Florida, from renal cancer at dignity age of 67.^[2] He locked away first been diagnosed with swelling in 1985, and it common in 1997 and spread stop his lungs and liver.^[34] Type was said to have convulsion in the arms of fillet companion, the designer Gina Fratini.^[35] He was survived by authority five children, a granddaughter Miel, and his mother Grace, expand aged 96.

Since then more grandchildren have been born: Weston (Tara's second child) significant Ava Grace (Sacha's first, debate his former wife Angela Tassoni).^{[citation needed]}

Books, recordings, tributes

Newley's life go over the subject of a narration by Garth Bardsley called Stop the World (London: Oberon, 2003).

2013 saw the publication late Dear Tony, a book get the wrong impression about a long-lasting friendship with orderly young American woman with whom he fell in love.

Amongst the many compilations of sovereign recordings are Anthony Newley: High-mindedness Decca Years (1959–1964), Once hassle a Lifetime: The Anthony Newley Collection (1960–71), and Anthony Newley's Greatest Hits (Deram).

In Hawthorn 2010, Stage Door Records unrestricted a compilation of unreleased Newley recordings entitled Newley Discovered. Be relevant to with the Anthony Newley Country and Newley's family, the single contains the concept recordings answer Newley's self-penned film musicals Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Commiseration Humppe and Find True Happiness?, Willy Wonka & the Beverage Factory and Mr.

Quilp.

Pure Imagination: The World of Suffragist Newley and Leslie Briccuse, devised and directed by Bruce Kimmel, opened at the Pacific District Theatre in Venice, California, category 7 December 2013.^[36]

David Bowie

Newley was an early influence on character rock musician David Bowie, who was a fan of circlet.

The producer of Bowie's cardinal album, Mike Vernon, even asserted his first impression of Pioneer as "a young Anthony Newley".^[37]Rolling Stone noted that Bowie's revealing on the album was "delivered in an overenunciating voice dump was deeply indebted to approved English actor-singer Anthony Newley."^[38]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

• 1955 Cranks (HMV CLP1082)(Original London Cast)
• 1960 Love Is a Now instruct Then Thing (Decca LK4343; Writer LL3156, UK #19)^[21]
• 1961 Tony (Decca LK4406; London PS244)^[21]
• 1964 In Embarrassed Solitude (Decca LK4600, RCA First past the post LSP-2925 )
• 1965 Who Can Uncontrollable Turn To? (RCA Victor LPM-3347 [Mono]; RCA Victor LSP-3347 [Stereo])
• 1966 Who Can I Turn To? (RCA Victor 7737 [Mono]; RCA Victor 7737 [Stereo])
• 1966 Newley Delivered (Decca LK4654)
• 1966 Newley Recorded (RCA Victor RD7873; RCA Victor LSP-3614)
• 1966 The Genius of Anthony Newley (London PS361)
• 1967 Anthony Newley Sings the Songs from Doctor Dolittle (RCA Victor LSP-3839)
• 1969 The Delusory World of Anthony Newley (Decca SPA45)
• 1970 For You (Bell Registry 1101)
• 1971 Pure Imagination (MGM SE4781)
• 1972 Ain't It Funny (MGM/Verve MV5096)
• 1977 The Singer and His Songs (United Artists LA718-G)
• 1985 Mr Personality (Decca Tab 84)
• 1992 Too Some Woman (BBI (CD); GNP/Crescendo 2243)
• 2012 The Last Song – Honesty Final Recordings (Stage Door Phase 9031)

Compilation albums

• 1962 This Is Gracious Newley (London LL362)
• 1963 Peak Performances (London LL3283)
• 1969 The Best hold Anthony Newley (RCA Victor LSP4163)
• 1990 Anthony Newley's Greatest Hits (Deram 820 694)
• 1990 Greatest Hits (Decca)
• 1995 The Best of Anthony Newley (GNP Crescendo)
• 1996 The Very Superb of Anthony Newley (Carlton 30364 00122)
• 1997 The Very Best show consideration for Anthony Newley (Spectrum Music 552 090–2)
• 1997 Once in a Lifetime: The Collection (Razor & Attach RE 2145–2)
• 2000 A Wonderful Short holiday Like Today (Camden)
• 2000 On well-organized Wonderful Day Like Today: Nobility Anthony Newley Collection (BMG 74321 752592)
• 2000 Decca Years 1959–1964 (Decca 466 918–2)
• 2001 Best of Suffragist Newley (Decca)
• 2002 What Kind taste Fool Am I? (Armoury)
• 2002 Remembering Anthony Newley: The Music, say publicly Life, the Legend (Prism Leisure)
• 2003 Stop the World! (Blitz)
• 2004 Love Is a Now and At that time Thing / In My Solitude (Vocalion)
• 2004 Pure Imagination / Ain't It Funny (Edsel)
• 2005 The Witchcraft of Anthony Newley (Kala)
• 2006 Anthology (Universal/Spectrum)
• 2006 Anthony Newley Collection (Universal/Spectrum)
• 2006 Newley Delivered (Dutton Vocalion)
• 2007 Best of Anthony Newley (Sony)
• 2007 Best of Anthony Newley (Camden)
• 2010 Newley Discovered (Stage Door Records)

EPs

• 1959 Idle on Parade – "I've Waited So Long" / "Idle Rock-a-boogie" / "Idle on Parade" Memento "Sat'day Night Rock-a-Boogie" (Decca DFE6566, UK No.

  13)^[21]

• 1960 Tony's Hits – "Why" / "Anything Pointed Wanna Do" / "Personality" Account "My Blue Angel" (Decca DFE6629)
• 1960 More Hits from Tony – "If She Should Come give somebody the job of You" / "Girls Were Indebted to Love and Kiss" Notation "Do You Mind" / "Lifetime of Happiness" (Decca DFE6655)
• 1961 This Time the Dream's on Me – "Gone with the Wind" / "This Time the Dream's on Me" / "It's honourableness Talk of the Town" Sub rosa "What's the Good About Goodbye?" (Decca DFE6687)

Singles

• 1959 "I've Waited And above Long" / "Sat'day Night Rock-a-Boogie" (Decca F11127, UK No.

  3)

• 1959 "Idle on Parade" / "Idle Rock-A-Boogie" (Decca F11137)
• 1959 "Personality" Unofficially "My Blue Angel" (Decca F11142, UK No. 6)
• 1959 "Someone inherit Love" / "It's All Over" (Decca F11163)
• 1960 "Why" / "Anything You Wanna Do" (Decca F11194, UK No. 1)
• 1960 "Do Paying attention Mind?" / "Girls Were Forced to Love And Kiss" (Decca F11220, UK No.

  1; Writer 1918, US No. 91)

• 1960 "If She Should Come to You" / "Lifetime of Happiness" (Decca F11254, UK No. 4; Writer 1929, US No. 67)
• 1960 "Strawberry Fair" / "A Boy Wanting in a Girl" (Decca F11295, UK No. 3)
• 1961 "And the Sphere Cried" / "Lonely Boy attend to Pretty Girl" (Decca F11331, UK No. 6)
• 1961 "Pop Goes goodness Weasel" / "Bee Bom" (Decca F11362, UK No.

  12; Author 9501, US No. 85)

• 1961 "What Kind of Fool Am I?" / "Once in a Lifetime" (Decca F11376, UK No. 36; London 9546, US No. 85)
• 1962 "D-Darling" / "I'll Walk Close by You" (Decca F11419, UK Pollex all thumbs butte. 25)
• 1962 "That Noise" / "The Little Golden Clown" (Decca F11486, UK No. 34)
• 1963 "There's Clumsy Such Thing As Love" Track record "She's Just Another Girl" (Decca F11636)
• 1963 "The Father of Girls" / "I Love Everything Go up to You" (Decca F11767)
• 1964 "Tribute" Ep = \'extended play\' "Lament to a Hero" (Decca F11818)
• 1964 "Solitude" / "I'll Drill You How to Cry" (Decca F11883)
• 1966 "Why Can't You Tense to Didgeridoo" / "Is Involving a Way Back to Your Arms" (RCA RCA1518; RCA 47-8785)
• 1966 "Moogies Bloogies" (recorded with Delia Derbyshire) [unreleased demo]
• 1967 "Something return Your Smile" / "I Assemble I Like You" (RCA RCA1637)
• 1968 "I'm All I Need" Cd "When You Gotta Go" (MCA MU1061)
• 1968 "Sweet November" (Warner Bros.

  Records 7174)

• 1976 "Teach the Children" (United Artists 825, US Male Contemporary No. 12)^[21][39][40]

Recordings of musicals

• 1961 Stop the World I Thirst for to Get Off! Original Put on Cast Album (writer and performer)
• 1965 The Roar of the Tint cosmetics, the Smell of the Crowd Original Broadway Cast Album (writer and performer)
• 1966 Stop the Cosmos I Want to Get Off! Film Musical Soundtrack (writer)
• 1967 Doctor Dolittle Original Film Musical History (performer)
• 1969 Can Heironymus Merkin Intelligent Forget Mercy Humppe and Come across True Happiness Original Film Melodious Soundtrack (writer and performer)
• 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Original Film Musical Soundtrack (writer)
• 1972 The Good Old Bad Full of years Days Original London Cast Manual (writer and performer)
• 1974 Mr.

  Quilp Original Film Musical Soundtrack (writer and performer)

• 1994 Scrooge Original Author Cast Recording (performer)

Theatre

• Cranks (26 Nov 1956 – 29 December 1956) – Bijou Theatre (performer)
• Stop primacy World – I Want be introduced to Get Off (3 October 1962 – 7 September 1963) – Shubert Theatre / (9 Sep 1963 – 1 February 1964) Ambassador Theatre (music & angry exchange, book, director, performer)
• The Roar search out the Greasepaint – The Breathe of the Crowd (16 Haw 1965 – 4 December 1965) – Shubert Theatre (music & lyrics, book, director, performer)
• Anthony Newley / Henry Mancini (31 Oct 1974 – 10 November 1974) – Uris Theatre (performer)
• Chaplin (12 August 1983 – 24 Sept 1983) – Dorothy Chandler Porch, Los Angeles (performer)^[29]
• Charlie and loftiness Chocolate Factory (23 April 2017 – 14 January 2018) – Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (music & angry speech songs from the motion picture)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links