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W. S. Gilbert

Writer, Composer, Additional Credits
Born November 18, 1836Died May 29, 1911 (74 years)
Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. The most famous of these include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, The Mikado. The popularity of these works was supported for over a century by year-round performances of them, in Britain and abroad, by the repertory company that Gilbert, Sullivan and their producer Richard D'Oyly Carte founded, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. These Savoy operas are still frequently performed in the English-speaking world and beyond.

Known For

  • Topsy-Turvy
  • The Pirate Movie
  • The Pirates of Penzance
  • The Mikado
  • The Pirates of Penzance
  • The Mikado or the Town of Titipu
  • Gilbert and Sullivan
  • The Mikado
  • The Mikado
  • The Mikado
  • The Pirates of Penzance
  • H.M.S. Pinafore
  • The Pirates of Penzance
  • The Mikado
  • The Pirates of Penzance
  • Trial by Jury
  • The Gondoliers
  • Princess Ida
  • Patience
  • The Yeomen of the Guard
  • The Sorcerer
  • The Mikado

Filmography

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