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- Birth nameArthur Seymour Sullivan
- Arthur Sullivan was a composer, born in London in 1842 and died in 1900. His father was a military bandmaster, and Arthur composed his first anthem at the age of eight. He studied at London's Royal Academy of Music after being awarded the inaugural Mendelssohn Scholarship at 14 years of age.
Sullivan was one half of Gilbert & Sullivan, the partnership responsible for works such as The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, and The Pirates of Penzance.
- IMDb mini biography by: Karen Charlton
- Knighted Sir Arthur Sullivan by Queen Victoria in 1883.
- Didn't like people to know or use his middle name because of what his full initials spelt.
- Long time collaborator with W.S. Gilbert.
- Wrote the music to "Onward Christian Soldiers" (the tune's real name is "St. Gertrude").
- "H.M.S. Pinafore" and "The Mikado" was both performed at the Savoy Theatre and were both nominated for Outstanding Musical Production in 2001 (2000 season) at the Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards.
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