Hugh Wheeler
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Hugh Wheeler was a British-born American librettist, playwright, and screenwriter best known for his work on Stephen Sondheim’s musicals such as "A Little Night Music" and "Sweeney Todd."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hugh Wheeler canonical | 6 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
British-born American
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librettist ⓘ person ⓘ playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom | Ingmar Bergman’s film Smiles of a Summer Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedWork |
A Little Night Music
NERFINISHED
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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedForWork |
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for A Little Night Music
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Candide (1974) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Sweeney Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| birthName | Hugh Callingham Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Harold Prince
NERFINISHED
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Stephen Sondheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1912-03-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-07-26 ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Hugh Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
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British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Little Night Music
NERFINISHED
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A Little Night Music (screenplay) NERFINISHED ⓘ Candide (1974 Broadway revision) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Overtures NERFINISHED ⓘ Something for Everyone (screenplay) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
librettist
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| pseudonym |
Jonathan Stagge
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Patrick Quentin NERFINISHED ⓘ Q. Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteBookFor |
A Little Night Music
NERFINISHED
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Candide (1974 Broadway revision) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteLibrettoFor |
A Little Night Music
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Overtures NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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