Autographs of Lionel Bart
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). With Oliver! and his work alongside theatre director Joan Littlewood at Theatre Royal, Stratford East, he played an instrumental role in the 1960s birth of the British musical theatre scene after an era when American musicals had dominated the West End.
Best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver!, Bart was described by Andrew Lloyd Webber as "the father of the modern British musical". In 1963 he won the Tony Award for Best Original Score for Oliver!, and the 1968 film version of the musical won a total of six Academy Awards including the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Some of his other songs include the theme song to the James Bond film From Russia with Love, and the songs "Living Doll" by Cliff Richard, "Far Away" by Shirley Bassey, "Do You Mind?" (recorded by both Anthony Newley and Andy Williams), "Big Time" (a 1961 cover by Jack Jones of his show tune from Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be), "Easy Going Me" by Adam Faith, "Always You And Me" by Russ Conway, and several songs recorded by Tommy Steele ("A Handful of Songs", "Butterfingers" and "Little White Bull"). By the mid 1960s, he was as well known for his outlandish lifestyle, his celebrity friends, his excesses and his parties, as he was for his work.
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Current items with a signature of Lionel Bart
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Traded items with a signature of Lionel Bart
The most expensive item with a signature of Lionel Bart (Fings Ain't What They Used to Be Hand Signed Sheet Music Lionel Bart Bygraves) was sold in February 2026 for £211.92 while the cheapest item (Lionel Bart - Happy Endings (Give yourself a pinch) - Signed copy!!! 7) found a new owner for £0.99 in May 2019. The month with the most items sold (2) was January 2015 with an average selling price of £21.34 for an autographed item of Lionel Bart. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2015 with £71.40 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £5.00 was September 2020. In average, an autographed item from Lionel Bart is worth £11.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Lionel Bart were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | (LT86) LIONEL BART ORIGINAL SIGNED AUTOGRAPH ENGLISH MUSIC COMPOSER OLIVER! | £12.49 |  |
| (LT86) LIONEL BART ORIGINAL SIGNED AUTOGRAPH ENGLISH MUSIC COMPOSER OLIVER! | £12.49 | |
| Brilliant Composer `Oliver` LIONEL BART Signed page & VICTOR SPINETTI (Beatles) | £8.50 | |
| LIONEL BART composer OLIVER JAMES BOND FROM RUSSIA WITH signed autograph POW#99 | £22.99 | |
| LIONEL BART composer OLIVER JAMES BOND FROM RUSSIA WITH signed autograph POW#99 | £22.99 | |
| Lionel Bart James Bond/Oliver Composer Signed 5x3 Photo Autographed | £25.00 | |
| Lionel Bart James Bond/Oliver Composer Signed 5x3 Photo Autographed | £25.00 | |
 | Lionel Bart Signed Card, “Oliver”, “Black Beauty”, “From Russia With Love” Bond | £39.99 | |
| Lionel Bart Signed Card, “Oliver”, “Black Beauty”, “From Russia With Love” Bond | £39.99 | |
| Mark Lester Signed 8x10 Photo - Lionel Bart's OLIVER! (1968) Ending Scene - 124 | £6.50 | |
| Mark Lester Signed 8x10 Photo - Lionel Bart's OLIVER! (1968) Ending Scene - 124 | £6.50 | |
| Mark Lester Signed 8x10 Photo - Lionel Bart's OLIVER! (1968) Funeral Scene - 71. | £5.00 | |
| Mark Lester Signed 8x10 Photo - Lionel Bart's OLIVER! (1968) Funeral Scene - 71. | £5.00 | |
| PEGGY MOUNT LIONEL BART OLIVER MRS BUMBLE DR WHO MORSE signed autograph POW#99 | £11.99 | |
| PEGGY MOUNT LIONEL BART OLIVER MRS BUMBLE DR WHO MORSE signed autograph POW#99 | £11.99 | |
