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name: "Leslie Bricusse"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/leslie-bricusse"
roles: ["Writer"]
born: "29 January 1931"
died: "19 October 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "writer"
average_over: 3
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# Leslie Bricusse

Writer. Born 29 January 1931 in London, England, UK. Died 19 October 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 29 January 1931, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 19 October 2021
- **Active:** 1967–1991
- **Also known as:** Brickman
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 8 nominated)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as writer, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 50 (1), 1990s 68 (2)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Family 3, Adventure 2, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $787m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Bricusse, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1305608, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0108634/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3616

## Biography

Leslie Bricusse was a British composer, lyricist and playwright. Born in London in 1931, he studied at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he was president of the Footlights club.

He collaborated frequently with Anthony Newley on stage musicals such as *Stop the World – I Want to Get Off* (1961) and *The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd* (1965). Bricusse wrote the screenplay, music and lyrics for the 1967 film *Doctor Dolittle*, which featured the Academy Award-winning song "Talk to the Animals". His other notable credits include songs and lyrics for *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971), *Victor/Victoria* (1982) and *Hook* (1991). He received two Academy Awards and was appointed OBE. Bricusse died in 2021.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, playbill.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Hook* (1991), Fi1m 56, Lyricist — [page](https://film.one/film/hook.md)
- *Home Alone* (1990), Fi1m 80, Lyricist — [page](https://film.one/film/home-alone.md)
- *Doctor Dolittle* (1967), Fi1m 50, Original Music Composer, Music, Screenplay, Songs — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-dolittle.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Scrooge: A Christmas Carol* (2022), as Songs · Story, Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Producer, Screenplay
- *Jekyll & Hyde: The Musical* (2001), Musical, Lyricist, Book
- *The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists* (1996), as Songs
- *Victor/Victoria* (1996), Musical, Lyricist
- *Emission* (1994), Music
- *Tom and Jerry: The Movie* (1992), as Songs
- *Hook* (1991), Lyricist — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/hook.md)
- *Home Alone* (1990), Lyricist — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/home-alone.md)
- *Bullseye!* (1990), Story
- *Babes in Toyland* (1986), as Songs · Lyricist
- *That's Life!* (1986), Lyricist
- *Victor/Victoria* (1982), Lyricist
- *Revenge of the Pink Panther* (1978), Lyricist
- *Sammy Stops the World* (1978), Writer
- *Peter Pan* (1976), as Songs · Lyricist, Original Music Composer, Writer
- *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory* (1971), Original Music Composer, Songs, Lyricist, Writer
- *Scrooge* (1970), Screenplay, Executive Producer, Lyricist
- *Doctor Dolittle* (1970), series, Main Title Theme Composer
- *Goodbye, Mr. Chips* (1969), as Songs
- *Doctor Dolittle* (1967), Screenplay, Original Music Composer, Songs — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-dolittle.md)
- *Stop the World: I Want to Get Off* (1966), Writer, Lyricist, Songs
- *Three Hats for Lisa* (1965), Writer, Music
- *The Iron Maiden* (1963), Writer
- *The Very Edge* (1963), Story
- *Bachelor of Hearts* (1958), Writer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 8 nominated

- 1992: Best Original Song (nominated), for *When You’re Alone*
- 1991: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Somewhere in My Memory*
- 1987: Best Original Song (nominated), for *Life in a Looking Glass*
- 1983: Best Original Song Score (won), for *Victor/Victoria*
- 1972: Best Original Song Score (nominated), for *Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory*
- 1971: Best Original Song (nominated)
- 1971: Best Original Song Score (nominated), for *Scrooge*
- 1970: Best Original Musical Score (nominated), for *Goodbye, Mr. Chips*
- 1968: Best Original Song (won), for *Talk to the Animals*
- 1968: Best Original Score (nominated), for *Doctor Dolittle*

### Other awards — 2 won, 7 nominated

- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical 1997: Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical (nominated), for *Jekyll & Hyde*
- Songwriters Hall of Fame 1989: Songwriters Hall of Fame (won)
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song 1987: Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (nominated), for *Life in a Looking Glass*
- Tony Award for Best Original Score 1965: Tony Award for Best Original Score (nominated), for *The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd*
- Tony Award for Best Author 1963: Tony Award for Best Author (nominated), for *Stop the World – I Want to Get Off*
- Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical 1963: Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical (nominated), for *Stop the World – I Want to Get Off*
- Tony Award for Best Musical 1963: Tony Award for Best Musical (nominated), for *Stop the World – I Want to Get Off*
- Tony Award for Best Original Score 1963: Tony Award for Best Original Score (nominated), for *Stop the World – I Want to Get Off*
- Grammy Award for Song of the Year 1962: Grammy Award for Song of the Year (won), for *What Kind of Fool Am I?*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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