Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: The Life of Lionel Bart
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Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: The Life of Lionel Bart by David Stafford
Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver! He also wrote the famous songs 'Living Doll' (Cliff Richard) and 'From Russia With Love' (Matt Munroe). He was a millionaire aged thirty in the Sixties, bankrupt in the Seventies and died in 1999. In this first revealing biography, the authors gained exclusive access to Bart's personal archives - his unfinished autobiography, his letters and scrapbooks. They detail how he signed away the rights to Oliver! to finance his new musical Twang - based on Robin Hood - which flopped badly in the theatre. Reveal how his heavy drinking led to diabetes and how he died in 1999 aged 69 from liver cancer. They have interviewed his personal secretaries, friends, family, counsellors and many of the performers, musicians and producers who worked with him. Interviewees include Rocky Horror's Richard O'Brien and actors Dudley Sutton and Nigel Planer.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781849386616 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849386617 |
| Title | Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be: The Life of Lionel Bart |
| Author | David Stafford |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Omnibus Press |
| Year published | 2011-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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