Biography

Bruce Woodley was born on July 25, 1942 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He is a composer, known for Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Getting Back to Nothing (1971) and The Kenny Everett Video Show (1978).

A member of the group, The Seekers, who played the theme song for the film, Georgy Girl (1966), which was a Number 1 hit in the United States. Their first Number 1 hit, in Britain, was "I'll Never Find Another You". He co-wrote the song, "Red Rubber Ball", with Paul Simon (which was recorded by The Byrds as well as The Seekers).

Bruce Woodley performed the hit song, "The Carnival is Over", with the other members of the Australian pop group, The Seekers, during the Brisbane 1988 World Expo Closing Ceremony (with Julie Anthony as the main singer). The Seekers also performed "The Carnival is Over" during the Sydney 2000 Paralympics Games Closing Ceremony (with Judith Durham as the main singer). The Seekers' hit song, "The Carnival is Over", reached a very high position on the UK pop charts, during the mid-1960s.

The song "Red Rubber Ball", written by Bruce Woodley and Paul Simon, was recorded by The Cyrkle as well as The Seekers.

Along with fellow "The Seekers" band members Judith Durham, Athol Guy and Keith Potger, he was individually named as an Officer of the Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours of June 2014.