
Anthony Newley
- Date of Birth: 1931-09-24
- Date of Death: 1999-04-14
- Place of Birth: London, England, UK
Biography
Anthony Newley was born in Hackney, London, England, to Frances Grace Newley and George Kirby, a shipping clerk. He was attracted to acting, after seeing an ad for a child actor in a Fleet Street wind... Anthony Newley was born in Hackney, London, England, to Frances Grace Newley and George Kirby, a shipping clerk. He was attracted to acting, after seeing an ad for a child actor in a Fleet Street window. He attended the Italia Conti Stage School from the age of 14 and, two years later, played the Artful Dodger in David Lean's film, Oliver Twist (1948). Newley was called up to the Army for his National Service and, by the late 1950s, had a hit song Idol on Parade (1959), while in the movie of the same name. He married his first wife, Tiller Girl Ann Lynn in 1956 but it was a rocky marriage and they divorced in 1963. He was in the pop charts seven times in 1960, twice at Number One with "Why?" and "Do You Mind?" written by Lionel Bart. In 1961, he collaborated with Leslie Bricusse on the hit stage show, Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966). After long runs in London and on Broadway, it was made into a film, starring Millicent Martin, with the hit song "What Kind of Fool Am I?".

Top of the Form
Comedy • 1953 February

Legends
Documentary • 2006 November

A Boy, a Girl and a Bike
Romance, Comedy, Drama • 1949 May

Those People Next Door
Comedy • 1953 February

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
Comedy, Music • 1969 March

The Hollywood Palace
Comedy • 1964 January

The Old Curiosity Shop
Comedy, Drama, History, Music • 1975 November

The Adventures of Dusty Bates
Action • 1947 September

Boris and Natasha
Adventure, Comedy, Action • 1992 April

The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
Adventure, Science Fiction, Comedy, Family • 1987 August