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- Birth nameAnthony Gordon Instone
- Tony Macaulay was born on April 21, 1944 in Fulham, London, England, UK. He is a composer and producer, known for Filth (2013), There's Something About Mary (1998) and Cashback (2006).
- A highly successful songwriter, particularly in the 1970s, with a string of hits for the likes of The Foundations, Long John Baldry, The Hollies and The Fifth Dimension, as well as invented studio groups such as Edison Lighthouse and Pickettywitch. He frequently worked in collaboration with two other flourishing 1970s composers, Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway.
- He is an English author, composer for musical theatre, and songwriter.
- His first collaborations for the stage were with the playwright Ken Hill on Is Your Doctor Really Necessary? in 1973, and on Gentlemen Prefer Anything the following year.
- He also wrote the music for Windy City, a musical in two acts based on The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur, with book and lyrics by Dick Vosburgh, which was premiered on stage in 1982.
- He has won the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors Award twice as 'Songwriter of the Year' (1970 and 1977).
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