Celebrity Biographies
Leslie Bricusse
He won two Oscars for his lyrics for songs from well-known movies. The British Leslie Bricusse died on October 19, 2021, at the age of 90, according to Adam Bricusse, his son.
Born in London on January 29, 1931, Leslie Bricusse studied Performing Arts at Cambridge University. In the 1960s he teamed up with musician Anthony Newley, with whom he wrote the musicals “Stop the World – I Want to Get Off” (1961) and “The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd” (1965).
Together with composer John Barry , Leslie Bricusse wrote the lyrics for the theme songs for the 007 films James Bond vs. Goldfinger (1964) and You Only Live Twice (1967). He won the Oscar for “Talk to the Animals,” which was featured in The Wacky Doctor Dolittle , and for his work with Henry Mancini on the score for Victor or Victoria .
In 1958, Leslie Bricusse married the actress Yvonne Romain ( Appointment with Death ), mother of his only child, who was with him until his death.
Together with John Williams he wrote songs like “When you’re alone” and “We don’t Want to Grow Up” from Hook , and “Somewhere In My Memory” from Home Alone . He retired from cinema in 2001, after writing for this composer “Christmas at Hogwarts”, from the soundtrack of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone .