Anthony Newley
English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker (1931–1999) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anthony Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999)[2] was an English actor, singer, songwriter, and filmmaker. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage and screen.[3] "One of Broadway's greatest leading men", from 1959 to 1962 he scored a dozen entries on the UK Top 40 chart, including two number one hits.[4] Newley won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "What Kind of Fool Am I?", sung by Sammy Davis Jr.,[5] and wrote "Feeling Good", which became a signature hit for Nina Simone. His songs have been sung by a wide variety of singers including Fiona Apple, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Michael Bublé and Mariah Carey.
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| 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 |
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| Years active | 1947–1999 |
| Spouses | Dareth Rich
(m. 1971; div. 1989) |
| Partner | Gina Fratini |
| Children | 5, including Tara and Alexander |
With songwriting partner Leslie Bricusse, Newley was nominated for an Academy Award for the film score of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), featuring "Pure Imagination", which has been recorded by dozens of singers.[6] He collaborated with John Barry on the title song for the James Bond film Goldfinger (1964), sung by Shirley Bassey. An "icon of the early 1960s", his TV series The Strange World of Gurney Slade "continues to have a cult following due to its advanced postmodern premise that [he] is trapped inside a television programme."[5][7]
Described by The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums as "among the most innovative UK acts of the early rock years before moving into musicals and cabaret",[8] Newley was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1989.[9]