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Lionel Bart

real name Lionel Begleiter

Stepney, United Kingdom · 1930-08-01 – 1999-04-03

Lionel Bart is credited on 3,664 releases across 915 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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3,664

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915

Albums

8

Decades active

207

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British writer and composer of pop music and musicals.
Best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for the musical Oliver! (1960), 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. He won Broadway's 1963 Tony Award as Best Composer and Lyricist for "Oliver!," a show for which he also received two other Tony nominations: as Best Author (Musical) and as author of book, music and lyrics as part of a Best Musical nomination.
Born: August 1, 1930 in Stepney, London, England.
Died: April 3, 1999 in Acton, London, England.

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3,664 releases · 915 albums · active 1956–2026

  • Performance · 4,137
  • Other credits · 295
  • Production · 3

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Olympic Studios · Regent Sound Studios, New York City · Advision Studios

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