Search results
Lionel Bart (1 August 1930 – 3 April 1999) was an English writer and composer of pop music and musicals. He wrote Tommy Steele's "Rock with the Caveman" and was the sole creator of the musical Oliver! (1960).
A tribute to the composer of Oliver! and other musicals, who died in 1999. He was a pioneer of British pop music and a chronicler of working-class life in the Sixties.
Lionel Bart. Music Department: From Russia with Love. The son of a Jewish Tailor in London's working class East End young Lionel had no formal musical education and never learned musical notation but his music teacher at school declared him to be a genius.
- January 1, 1
- Stepney, London, England, UK
- January 1, 1
- Hammersmith, London, England, UK
Oliver! This article is about the musical. For the 1968 film adaptation, see Oliver! (film). Oliver! is a stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens .
Apr 5, 1999 · Lionel Bart, the composer, lyricist and playwright best known for the musical ''Oliver!,'' died on Saturday in Hammersmith Hospital in London, his longtime hometown. He was 68....
Lionel Bart: Appetite for destruction. The man behind 'Oliver!' went from nothing to the West End and Hollywood - and back. As a new show about his life opens, Michael Coveney remembers Lionel...
Lionel Bart was a British songwriter and composer who created the musical Oliver! and other shows. He had a successful but turbulent career, facing financial losses, health problems and bankruptcy.
