Biography
Peter Allen was an Australian singer-songwriter, musician and entertainer. Born Peter Richard Woolnough on 10 February 1944 in Tenterfield, New South Wales, he began his career in the 1960s and achieved success as a performer and songwriter whose work was recorded by artists including Olivia Newton-John and Melissa Manchester.
Allen co-wrote the song "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" with Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Christopher Cross for the 1981 film Arthur. The track reached number one in the United States and the songwriters won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. He died on 18 June 1992 in San Diego, California.
