Rupert Holmes

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author composer human novelist playwright record producer screenwriter singer-songwriter

Rupert Holmes is a British-American composer, singer-songwriter, playwright, and author best known for writing and performing the hit song "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" and for his work in musical theatre and mystery fiction.

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instanceOf author ⓘ
composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
awardReceived Drama Desk Award ⓘ
Edgar Award ⓘ
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical ⓘ
basedIn New York ⓘ
surface form: New York, United States
birthName David Goldstein ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
coWroteMusical Curtains (musical) ⓘ
createdTelevisionSeries Remember WENN ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1947-02-24 ⓘ
fieldOfWork musical theatre ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ
popular music ⓘ
genre musical theatre ⓘ
mystery fiction ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
soft rock ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Rupert Holmes self-link ⓘ
notableAchievement First person to win Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score for the same show as sole writer ⓘ
notableWork Curtains (musical) ⓘ
Escape (The Piña Colada Song) ⓘ
Him (song) ⓘ
Remember WENN ⓘ
Swing (novel) ⓘ
The McMasters Guide to Homicide: Murder Your Employer ⓘ
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical) ⓘ
Timothy (song) ⓘ
Where the Truth Lies ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
composer ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
playwright ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
performedSong Escape (The Piña Colada Song) ⓘ
placeOfBirth Northwich ⓘ
surface form: Northwich, Cheshire, England
wroteMusical Curtains (musical) ⓘ
The Mystery of Edwin Drood (musical) ⓘ
wroteNovel Swing (novel) ⓘ
The McMasters Guide to Homicide: Murder Your Employer ⓘ
Where the Truth Lies ⓘ
wroteSong Escape (The Piña Colada Song) ⓘ
Him (song) ⓘ
Timothy (song) ⓘ

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