Anthony Newley

Biography

Anthony Newley was an English actor, director, comedian, singer, and composer. A "latter-day British Al Jolson", he achieved widespread success in song, and on stage and screen. "One of Broadway's greatest leading men", from 1959 to 1962 he scored a dozen entries on the UK Singles Chart, including two number one hits. Newley won the 1963 Grammy Award for Song of the Year for "What Kind of Fool Am I?", sung by Sammy Davis Jr., and wrote "Feeling Good", which became a signature hit for Nina Simone. His songs have been sung by a wide variety of singers including Fiona Apple, Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Michael Bublé, and Mariah Carey.

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Awards & recognition

• ☆Academy Award — Best Original Song Score · 1972 · nominated
• ☆Tony Award — Best Original Score · 1965 · nominated
• ☆Tony Award — Best Direction of a Musical · 1965 · nominated
• ☆Tony Award — Best Author · 1963 · nominated
• ☆Tony Award — Best Original Score · 1963 · nominated