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Hugh Wheeler(1912-1987)

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Hugh Wheeler was born on 19 March 1912 in Hampstead, North London, England, UK. He was a writer and actor, known for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007), Cabaret (1972) and Travels with My Aunt (1972). He died on 26 July 1987.
BornMarch 19, 1912
DiedJuly 26, 1987(75)
BornMarch 19, 1912
DiedJuly 26, 1987(75)
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  • Awards
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
7.3
  • Writer
  • 2007
Liza Minnelli in Cabaret (1972)
Cabaret
7.8
  • Additional Crew
  • 1972
Travels with My Aunt (1972)
Travels with My Aunt
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1972
Warren Douglas and Audrey Long in Homicide for Three (1948)
Homicide for Three
5.5
  • Writer(as Patrick Quentin)
  • 1948

Credits

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Writer

  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Scenes Recreation Role-Play) (2022)
    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Scenes Recreation Role-Play)
    Short
    • book
    • 2022
  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.5
    TV Series
    • book by
    • libretto
    • 1986–2014
  • Fifty Years on Stage (2013)
    Fifty Years on Stage
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • written by (segment "A Little Night Music")
    • 2013
  • Johnny Depp in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
    7.3
    • musical
    • 2007
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • book
    • 2005
  • Leonard Bernstein: Candide
    8.0
    TV Special
    • book
    • 2003
  • Stín viny
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • novel "Shadow of Guilt" (as Patrick Quentin)
    • 2003
  • Viktor Preiss in Manzelka Ronalda Sheldona (2002)
    Manzelka Ronalda Sheldona
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • story (as Patrick Quentin)
    • 2002
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)
    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 2001
  • Zlata Adamovská and Josef Vinklář in Polední zár (1997)
    Polední zár
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • novel (as Patrick Quentin)
    • 1997
  • Vicky Peña and Constantino Romero in Sweeney Todd: El barber diabòlic del carrer Fleet (1996)
    Sweeney Todd: El barber diabòlic del carrer Fleet
    • book
    • 1996
  • Candide (1991)
    Candide
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • book by
    • 1991
  • Una verità come un'altra
    TV Movie
    • novel (as Patrick Quentin)
    • 1989
  • Le masque (1989)
    Le masque
    TV Series
    • novel (as Patrick Quentin)
    • 1989
  • Candide (1988)
    Candide
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • book adapted from Voltaire by
    • 1988

Actor

  • Die Kriminalerzählung
    8.3
    TV Series
    • (as Patrick Quentin)
    • 1973–1977

Additional Crew

  • Liza Minnelli in Cabaret (1972)
    Cabaret
    7.8
    • research consultant
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Q. Patrick
  • Born
    • March 19, 1912
    • Hampstead, North London, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 26, 1987
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "Big Fish, Little Fish", produced on Broadway. Comedy.

Did you know

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    Won three Tony Awards as Best Book (Musical): in 1973 for "A Little Night Music;" in 1974 for "Candide;" and in 1979 for "Sweeney Todd." He was also nominated posthumously in the same category in 1990 for "Meet Me in St. Louis."

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