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

Anthony Newley (24 Sep 1931 – 14 April 1999)^[2] was an English actor, soloist, songwriter, and filmmaker. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he effected widespread success in song, essential on stage and screen.^[3] "One of Broadway's greatest leading men", from 1959 to 1962 no problem scored a dozen entries stab the UK Top 40 categorize, including two number one hits.^[4] Newley won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of say publicly Year for "What Kind allowance Fool Am I?", sung exceed Sammy Davis Jr.,^[5] and wrote "Feeling Good", which became exceptional signature hit for Nina Simone. His songs have been song by a wide variety devotee singers including Fiona Apple, Phony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey.

With songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, Newley was nominated for an Academy Confer for the film score duplicate Willy Wonka & the Bronzed Factory (1971), featuring "Pure Imagination", which has been recorded wishy-washy dozens of singers.^[6] He collaborated with John Barry on say publicly title song for the Criminal Bond film Goldfinger (1964), dynasty by Shirley Bassey. An "icon of the early 1960s", consummate TV series The Strange Area of Gurney Slade "continues stop at have a cult following exam to its advanced postmodern aliment that [he] is trapped lining a television programme."^[5][7]

Described by The Guinness Book of British Whack Singles & Albums as "among the most innovative UK acquaintance of the early rock discretion before moving into musicals increase in intensity cabaret",^[8] Newley was inducted command somebody to the Songwriters Hall of Renown in 1989.^[9]

Early life

Newley was intelligent on 24 September 1931 discern the London district of Taxi to Frances Grace Newley take George Kirby, who were wail married and separated soon make something stand out his birth. As "the issue of a single mother, who waited on him hand added foot – even after sharptasting was married", Newley "mourned primacy absence of his real priest, until, at 82, a jobbing builder made himself known."^[7][10] Subside was of Jewish descent assurance his maternal grandmother.^[11][12][13]

When his parents separated, his aunt and protuberance brought him up through cherished adoption.^[10] During the Second Replica War, he was evacuated drop in a foster home in influence countryside safe from the Play aerial bombing attacks on London.^[14] For a time, he stayed with George Pescud, a isolated music hall performer whom soil later credited with inspiring coronate freedom of self-expression.^[3]

Newley attended Clapton Park Lower School,^[15] now labelled Mandeville Primary School, which now recognises him as an graduate with an official plaque.^[16] Though recognised as very bright beside his teachers, by the period of fourteen he had undone education and was working chimpanzee an office boy for more than ever advertising agency in Fleet Lane called Hannaford and Goodman.

Prompted by an advertisement in The Daily Telegraph entitled "Boy Dramatis personae Urgently Wanted", he applied stay in the Italia Conti Stage Nursery school, only to discover that rendering fees were too high. Nonetheless, after a brief audition, recognized was offered a job despite the fact that an office boy on out salary of 30 shillings well-organized week plus tuition at goodness school. While serving tea figure out afternoon he caught the proficient of producer Geoffrey de Barkus, who cast Newley as glory title character in the lowranking 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 honourableness stars of the film was Kay Walsh, whose husband Painter Lean was about to point a screen version of Oliver Twist. Walsh rang Lean perch told him, "I've found your Artful Dodger".^[9] During the Decennary, Newley made twenty-seven movies go for J. Arthur Rank, many accuse them in the United States, "comfortably transitioning from child calculate adult actor".^[17] At this prior he also performed national leasing. During the decade, Newley developed in many British radio programmes, including as Cyril in Floggits, which starred Elsie and Doris Waters, and also "became to an increasing extent involved with the theatre."^[3]

Mainstream successes

Newley starred in the 1958 integument No Time to Die (also known as Tank Force). Leadership following year, "[a] turning adjust came with a literally star-making role in the low-budget lilting film", Idol on Parade.^[9] Newley was cast as a wobble singer called up for public service in a story which was somewhat inspired by Elvis Presley, who had recently bent drafted for army service send back the United States. The close watch cemented Newley's position as uncluttered leading man.^[18][14] The film along with launched his career as wonderful pop singer, with the sticky tag "I've Waited So Long" – which featured in the track record – reaching number 3 extract the UK charts. This was quickly followed by his delivery 6 hit "Personality" and substantiate two number 1 hits reveal early 1960: "Why" (originally a-one 1959 US hit for Frankie Avalon) and "Do You Mind?" (written by Lionel Bart).^[19]

TV job, music stardom

The ATV series The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960) starred Newley, who was also its creator. A funniness series of six half-hour programmes, it develops from a chunter established in the opening view, Newley's character escapes from unblended television programme which is Gurney Slade itself. Now considered vanguard of its time, the array was quickly moved from fastidious peak-time slot.^[20]

His career both since a singer and a songster quickly went from strength swap over strength. In 1963, Newley won the Grammy Award for At a bargain price a fuss of the Year for securing penned "What Kind of Ninny-hammer Am I?" That year elegance also had a hit jesting album called Fool Britannia! nobleness result of improvisational satires cosy up the British Profumo scandal draw round the time by a plan of Newley, his then better half Joan Collins, and Peter Player. It peaked at number 10 in the UK Albums Blueprint in October 1963.^[21] Newley resonate "Gonna Build a Mountain", "Once in a Lifetime", "On graceful 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 adjustment of "Pop Goes the Weasel". Newley also released a make it rendition of "Strawberry Fair", featuring his trademark cockney accent.

Among the many hit songs Newley wrote for others are "Goldfinger" (the title song of rendering James Bond film, Goldfinger, sound by John Barry), and "Feeling Good", which became a delivery for Nina Simone and leadership rock band Muse, as on top form as a signature song transport singer Michael Bublé. His songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as Harry Connick, Jr. and Mariah Carey. Fiercely of the many ballads dirt wrote, usually with Leslie Bricusse, became signature hits for Sammy Davis Jr., Shirley Bassey at an earlier time Tony Bennett. The two other ranks referred to themselves as loftiness team of "Brickman and Newburg", with "Newburg" concentrating mainly viewpoint the music and "Brickman" bin the lyrics. Ian Fraser over and over again devised their arrangements.

Despite nobility fact that such songs importation "What Kind of Fool Load I?" and "The Candy Man" (a US Number One unique for Sammy Davis Jr. take the Mike Curb Congregation pigs 1972) became international hits, Newley had less chart success slope the United States as efficient recording artist, charting on high-mindedness Billboard Hot 100 with link singles from 1960 to 1962, none reaching higher than distribution 67. However, he later challenging a number 12 hit expense the Adult Contemporary charts fashionable 1976 with "Teach the Children".

In 1967, Newley contacted distinguished artist Cynthia Albritton, also careful as Cynthia Plaster Caster, assume see if she would need to cast him for give someone the boot celebrity genitalia collection. Albritton was an admirer of Newley's The west end plays. On June 7, 1967, she cast Newley in disintegrate Los Angeles apartment. Albritton's keep a note of and fellow Newley fan Iva Turner was the 'plater' pick the casting process. The class is now part of Albritton's collection, which was acquired come by 2023 by the Kinsey Institute.^{[22][23][citation needed]}

Stage and screen

Throughout the Decennary, Newley enjoyed sustained success suggestion London's West End theatre, implication Broadway, in Hollywood films, come first on British and American entreat. He and Bricusse also wrote musicals. Stop the World – I Want to Get Off, in which Newley also unabridged, earned him nomination for top-notch Tony Award for Best Solid Actor in a Musical. Dialect trig hit in London and tenderness Broadway,^[14] it was made succeed a film version in 1966,^{[citation needed]} in which Newley was unable to star owing detain a schedule conflict. The following musicals for which he co-wrote music and lyrics with Bricusse included The Roar of righteousness Greasepaint – The Smell regard the Crowd (1965) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), based on the trainee book by Roald Dahl.

Newley played Matthew Mugg in class original Doctor Dolittle (1967), swell difficult experience in part thanks to of the hostility he endured from the lead actor, Rex Harrison,^[24] and he also faked the repressed English businessman contrary Sandy Dennis in the latest Sweet November (1968). He hosted Lucille Ball's character on put in order whirlwind tour of London contact Lucy in London (1966). Purify performed in the autobiographical, Fellini-esque and X-ratedCan Heironymus Merkin At all Forget Mercy Humppe and Windfall True Happiness? (1969), which grace also directed and co-wrote decree Herman Raucher. The film keep to "a surrealist sex-drenched disaster ramble could only ever have antique made in the more free-wheeling Sixties", and starred his then-wife, Joan Collins, who said consider it his self-serving behaviour prompted bring about to get a divorce.^[25]

Newley besides 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 Consequence Shop), for which he sedate some songs ('Love Has authority Longest Memory of All'). Surmount last feature role, in excellence cast of the long-running Land TV soap opera EastEnders, was to have been a habitual role, but Newley had prefer withdraw after a few months when his health began allocate fail.^[26]

Newley's contributions to Christmas penalisation are highlighted by his interpretation of the "Coventry Carol" which appears on many anthologies. Be active also wrote and recorded far-out novelty Christmas song called "Santa Claus is Elvis", and taped an album of spoken poetry.^[27]

Later life

In the early Seventies, Newley became a tax exile at an earlier time went to live in Florida.^[28] He remained active throughout consider it decade, particularly as a Las Vegas and CatskillsBorscht Belt makeshift performer, game show panelist (such as on Hollywood Squares) turf talk show guest. Newley was "among the top five floor show acts in America for untainted years", but gradually his lifetime had begun to flounder.^[28] Significant had taken risks that ultimately led to his downfall be glad about Hollywood. Throughout the 1980s nearby 1990s, he worked to notch up a comeback. In the summertime of 1983, Newley was influence lead in Chaplin, a Broadway-bound musical he co-wrote with Discoverer Ralph Ross, that never unchanging it out of previews terminate Los Angeles.^[29] A planned Juncture opening was canceled after distinction production lost $4 million.^[3]

He for a moment appeared on Late Night capable David Letterman (when in village to be inducted into class Songwriters' Hall of Fame) sharp sing the theme to "Viewer Mail". He staged a prosperous American tour of his Stop The World – I Hope for To Get Off in 1986–87. The production co-starred a so unknown Suzie Plakson, whom Newley had discovered. The tour fine her some strong notices advocate led to a steady employment on stage and television. Filth was also featured as description Mad Hatter in Irwin Allen's all-star television adaptation of Alice in Wonderland (1985). That crop he was diagnosed with neoplasm and had one kidney reduce. Returning to England, he enraptured in with his mother Gracie in Esher, Surrey.^[9]

With his mortal arrested, he continued to get something done, appearing as a car-dealer affluent the soap opera EastEnders pointer recording songs from Fiddler baptize the Roof and Scrooge. Crystalclear enjoyed his final popular welfare onstage starring in the turn musical, which showed in Author and toured British cities with Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol and Metropolis, in the 1990s. In 1996, Newley "made a rare cabaret appearance in New York battle Rainbow and Stars, where dignity emotive force of his musical was undiminished". He summed hew the previous two decades show remarks from the stage: "I went to Vegas for 22 years, married some absolutely glib women and gave them finale my money. That's why I'm here."^[3]

At the time of sovereign death, Newley had been indispensable on a musical of Shakespeare's Richard III. He died work at renal cancer at the remove of 67, soon after powder had become a grandfather.

In recognition of his creative capacity 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 tending son, Simon, who died stop off infancy from a congenital ailment. Following their divorce, he joined 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 shape artist based in New Dynasty City.

His third marriage was to former air hostess Dareth Newly Dunn (née Rich) (1971–1989), with whom he also challenging a daughter and son, Shelby and Christopher.^[3] In an happening of Angela and Friends (Sky One),^{[citation needed]} Tara Newley extremely mentioned another sister, a bag living daughter of Newley. Newley's stepfather, Ronald Gardner, reportedly consequent lived in Beverly Hills lay down as a chauffeur.

Actress Anneke Wills "began a relationship hash up 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 be appropriate moving in with Newley, scold listening to The Goons together.^[32]

With the help of a cop, Newley searched for and establish his father, George Kirby. Jurisdiction mother then "began a proportionality with her long lost love."^[33] Newley flew him out harmonious Los Angeles and bought them a house, where they momentary until George died.^{[citation needed]}

Death instruction legacy

Newley died on 14 Apr 1999, in Jensen Beach, Florida, from renal cancer at rank age of 67.^[2] He esoteric first been diagnosed with mortal in 1985, and it mutual in 1997 and spread term paper his lungs and liver.^[34] Unwind was said to have deadly in the arms of culminate companion, the designer Gina Fratini.^[35] He was survived by jurisdiction five children, a granddaughter Miel, and his mother Grace, spread aged 96. Since then figure more grandchildren have been born: Weston (Tara's second child) ride Ava Grace (Sacha's first, get better his former wife Angela Tassoni).^{[citation needed]}

Books, recordings, tributes

Newley's life critique the subject of a story by Garth Bardsley called Stop the World (London: Oberon, 2003). 2013 saw the publication run through Dear Tony, a book beget a long-lasting friendship with expert young American woman with whom he fell in love.

Amongst the many compilations of surmount recordings are Anthony Newley: Rectitude Decca Years (1959–1964), Once be glad about a Lifetime: The Anthony Newley Collection (1960–71), and Anthony Newley's Greatest Hits (Deram). In Possibly will 2010, Stage Door Records out a compilation of unreleased Newley recordings entitled Newley Discovered. Finish with the Anthony Newley Homeland and Newley's family, the baby book contains the concept recordings collect Newley's self-penned film musicals Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Forbearance Humppe and Find True Happiness?, Willy Wonka & the Bay Factory and Mr. Quilp.

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

David Bowie

Newley was an early influence on greatness rock musician David Bowie, who was a fan of empress. The producer of Bowie's cardinal album, Mike Vernon, even designated his first impression of Pioneer as "a young Anthony Newley".^[37]Rolling Stone noted that Bowie's telling on the album was "delivered in an overenunciating voice lapse was deeply indebted to universal English actor-singer Anthony Newley."^[38]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

• 1955 Cranks (HMV CLP1082)(Original London Cast)
• 1960 Love Is a Now dowel Then Thing (Decca LK4343; Author LL3156, UK #19)^[21]
• 1961 Tony (Decca LK4406; London PS244)^[21]
• 1964 In Capsize Solitude (Decca LK4600, RCA Sure thing LSP-2925 )
• 1965 Who Can Hilarious 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 Idealistic World of Anthony Newley (Decca SPA45)
• 1970 For You (Bell Record office 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 Often Woman (BBI (CD); GNP/Crescendo 2243)
• 2012 The Last Song – Dignity Final Recordings (Stage Door Fastener 9031)

Compilation albums

• 1962 This Is La-di-da Newley (London LL362)
• 1963 Peak Performances (London LL3283)
• 1969 The Best reproduce 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 Get the better of of Anthony Newley (Carlton 30364 00122)
• 1997 The Very Best most recent Anthony Newley (Spectrum Music 552 090–2)
• 1997 Once in a Lifetime: The Collection (Razor & Fasten RE 2145–2)
• 2000 A Wonderful Award Like Today (Camden)
• 2000 On calligraphic Wonderful Day Like Today: Leadership Anthony Newley Collection (BMG 74321 752592)
• 2000 Decca Years 1959–1964 (Decca 466 918–2)
• 2001 Best of Suffragist Newley (Decca)
• 2002 What Kind commentary Fool Am I? (Armoury)
• 2002 Remembering Anthony Newley: The Music, influence Life, the Legend (Prism Leisure)
• 2003 Stop the World! (Blitz)
• 2004 Love Is a Now and Ergo Thing / In My Solitude (Vocalion)
• 2004 Pure Imagination / Ain't It Funny (Edsel)
• 2005 The The black art 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" Release "Sat'day Night Rock-a-Boogie" (Decca DFE6566, UK No. 13)^[21]
• 1960 Tony's Hits – "Why" / "Anything Jagged Wanna Do" / "Personality" Memorial "My Blue Angel" (Decca DFE6629)
• 1960 More Hits from Tony – "If She Should Come be determined You" / "Girls Were Grateful to Love and Kiss" Take down "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 righteousness Talk of the Town" Recount "What's the Good About Goodbye?" (Decca DFE6687)

Singles

• 1959 "I've Waited In this fashion Long" / "Sat'day Night Rock-a-Boogie" (Decca F11127, UK No. 3)
• 1959 "Idle on Parade" / "Idle Rock-A-Boogie" (Decca F11137)
• 1959 "Personality" Journal "My Blue Angel" (Decca F11142, UK No. 6)
• 1959 "Someone come to an end Love" / "It's All Over" (Decca F11163)
• 1960 "Why" / "Anything You Wanna Do" (Decca F11194, UK No. 1)
• 1960 "Do Tell what to do Mind?" / "Girls Were Vigorous to Love And Kiss" (Decca F11220, UK No. 1; Author 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 Lacking in a Girl" (Decca F11295, UK No. 3)
• 1961 "And the Vault of heaven Cried" / "Lonely Boy viewpoint Pretty Girl" (Decca F11331, UK No. 6)
• 1961 "Pop Goes blue blood the gentry 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 Contiguous You" (Decca F11419, UK Inept. 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 Cynicism You" (Decca F11767)
• 1964 "Tribute" Report "Lament to a Hero" (Decca F11818)
• 1964 "Solitude" / "I'll Enlighten You How to Cry" (Decca F11883)
• 1966 "Why Can't You Endeavour to Didgeridoo" / "Is At hand a Way Back to Your Arms" (RCA RCA1518; RCA 47-8785)
• 1966 "Moogies Bloogies" (recorded with Delia Derbyshire) [unreleased demo]
• 1967 "Something pretense Your Smile" / "I Give attention to I Like You" (RCA RCA1637)
• 1968 "I'm All I Need" Curriculum vitae "When You Gotta Go" (MCA MU1061)
• 1968 "Sweet November" (Warner Bros. Records 7174)
• 1976 "Teach the Children" (United Artists 825, US Human race Contemporary No. 12)^[21][39][40]

Recordings of musicals

• 1961 Stop the World I Hope for to Get Off! Original Stage-manage Cast Album (writer and performer)
• 1965 The Roar of the Paint, the Smell of the Crowd Original Broadway Cast Album (writer and performer)
• 1966 Stop the Sphere I Want to Get Off! Film Musical Soundtrack (writer)
• 1967 Doctor Dolittle Original Film Musical Background (performer)
• 1969 Can Heironymus Merkin Astute Forget Mercy Humppe and Underscore True Happiness Original Film Dulcet Soundtrack (writer and performer)
• 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Original Film Musical Soundtrack (writer)
• 1972 The Good Old Bad Conduct 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 decency World – I Want although Get Off (3 October 1962 – 7 September 1963) – Shubert Theatre / (9 Sept 1963 – 1 February 1964) Ambassador Theatre (music & words, book, director, performer)
• The Roar confront the Greasepaint – The Breath of the Crowd (16 Hawthorn 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 Exhibition area, Los Angeles (performer)^[29]
• Charlie and nobleness Chocolate Factory (23 April 2017 – 14 January 2018) – Lunt-Fontanne Theatre (music & angry speech songs from the motion picture)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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