Autographs of Leslie Bricusse
Leslie Bricusse OBE (/ˈbrɪkəs/; 29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films. He was best known for writing the music and lyrics for the films Doctor Dolittle; Goodbye, Mr. Chips; Scrooge; Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory; Tom and Jerry: The Movie; the titular James Bond film songs "Goldfinger" and "You Only Live Twice"; "Can You Read My Mind? (Love Theme from Superman)" (with John Williams) from Superman; and "Le Jazz Hot!" (with Henry Mancini) from Victor/Victoria. More about Leslie Bricusse
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Born in Pinner, Middlesex (now in the London Borough of Harrow), Bricusse was educated at University College School in London and then at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he studied Modern and Medieval Languages. While at Cambridge, he was Secretary of Footlights between 1952 and 1953 and Footlights President during the following year. It was during his college drama career that he began working for Beatrice Lillie.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Bricusse enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Anthony Newley. They wrote the musical Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (1961), which was the basis of a 1966 film version and featured the Grammy winning Song of the Year “What Kind of Fool Am I?” Also in collaboration with Newley, Bricusse wrote the show The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (1965) and music for the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), based on the children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. For the latter, they received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song Score. When he collaborated with Newley, the two men referred to themselves as the team of "Brickman and Newburg", with "Newburg" concentrating mainly on the music and "Brickman" on the lyrics. Ian Fraser often did their arrangements. Read even more about Leslie Bricusse at Wikipedia
In the 1960s and 1970s, Bricusse enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Anthony Newley. They wrote the musical Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (1961), which was the basis of a 1966 film version and featured the Grammy winning Song of the Year “What Kind of Fool Am I?” Also in collaboration with Newley, Bricusse wrote the show The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd (1965) and music for the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), based on the children's book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. For the latter, they received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song Score. When he collaborated with Newley, the two men referred to themselves as the team of "Brickman and Newburg", with "Newburg" concentrating mainly on the music and "Brickman" on the lyrics. Ian Fraser often did their arrangements. Read even more about Leslie Bricusse at Wikipedia
Traded items with a signature of Leslie Bricusse
The most expensive item with a signature of Leslie Bricusse (1985*1st Signed* Christmas 1993(Santa’s Last Ride) Leslie Bricusse Illust Errol) was sold in December 2023 for £75.00 while the cheapest item (Leslie Bricusse autographed 10 x 8 photo #62 - Willy Wonka) found a new owner for £0.99 in April 2015. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2015 with an average selling price of £3.87 for an autographed item of Leslie Bricusse. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2019 with £6.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £1.25 was December 2015. In average, an autographed item from Leslie Bricusse is worth £3.53.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Leslie Bricusse were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Item Title | Price | Store | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Composer LESLIE BRICUSSE & Bond ANTHONY NEWLEY signed 6x8 Theatre Biography | £6.75 | |
| Leslie Bricusse (Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) Signed Photo | £3.20 | |
| LESLIE BRICUSSE -COMPOSER- WILLY WONKER 10x8 PHOTO SIGNED- | £2.49 | |
| LESLIE BRICUSSE -Lyricist & Composer Doctor Dolittle + NEIL SEDAKA Signed Page | £6.95 | |
| Leslie Bricusse Signed Photo - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Poster - C31 | £1.25 | |
| Leslie Bricusse Signed Photo - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory Poster - C31 | £3.69 | |
| Leslie Bricusse Signed Photo - You Only Live Twice - S2098 | £3.29 | |
| Leslie Bricusse Signed Photo - You Only Live Twice - S2098 | £3.76 | |
| Leslie Bricusse Signed Photo - You Only Live Twice - S2098 | £3.00 | |
| Leslie Bricusse Signed Photo - You Only Live Twice - S2098 | £3.20 | |
| Leslie Bricusse Signed Photo - You Only Live Twice - S2098 | £5.50 | |
| Leslie Bricusse Signed Photo - You Only Live Twice - S2098 | £4.21 | |
| Leslie Bricusse Signed Photo - You Only Live Twice - S2098 | £0.99 | |
| Leslie Bricusse Signed Photo - You Only Live Twice - S2098 | £5.59 | |
| Leslie Bricusse Signed Photo - You Only Live Twice - S2098 | £3.53 | |