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P. G. Wodehouse

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LyricistBook Writer 1881–1975

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse ( WUUD-howss; 15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975) was an English writer and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeves; the immaculate and loquacious Psmith; Lord Emsworth and the Blandings Castle set; the Oldest Member, with stories about golf; and Mr. Mulliner, with tall tales on subjects ranging from bibulous bishops to megalomaniac movie moguls. Born in Guildford, the third son of a British magistrate based in Hong Kong, Wodehouse spent happy teenage years at Dulwich College, to which he remained devoted all his life. After leaving school he was employed…

Also credited on9 works

Anything Goes
Leave It to Jane
Oh, Boy!
Oh, Kay!
Oh, Lady! Lady!
Rosalie
Sitting Pretty
The Canary
Anything Goes

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In the literature8 passages

  • Source: Original book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, revised by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse.ebooks/Block, Geoffrey/Enchanted Evenings_The Broadway Musical from 'Show Boat' to Sondheim and Lloyd Webber - Geoffrey Block.txt
  • The lyric of “Bill” was written by P. G. Wodehouse; the lyric and music of “Goodbye, My Lady Love” by Joseph E. Howard; and the lyric and music of “After the Ball” by Charles K. Harris (which had been interpolated into the long-running 1891 Broadway hit A Trip to Chinatown ).ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Book writer Joe DiPietro, according to the credits, was “inspired by material by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse.” He mostly raided their 1926 hit Oh, Kay! in which the title character and her brother, both British emigrés, were broke and turned to bootlegging. They stored their liquor in a deserted Long Island manse which, they later lear…ebooks/Filichia, Peter/Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks - Peter Filichia.txt
  • Book: Timothy Crouse & John Weidman based on original by P. G. Wodehouse & Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouseebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • 59. Frank Rich, “David Merrick Presents ‘Oh, Kay!,’” review of Oh, Kay! , music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, directed by Dan Siretta, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York, New York Times , November 2, 1990.ebooks/Hoffman, Warren/Great White Way_ Race and the Broadway Musical, The - Warren Hoffman.txt
  • 61. Abiola Sinclair, “‘Oh, Kay’ a Solid Hit,” review of Oh, Kay! , music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, book by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, directed by Dan Siretta, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York, New York Amsterdam News , November 17, 1990. Some white critics did rave about the show as well, including Clive Barnes in…ebooks/Hoffman, Warren/Great White Way_ Race and the Broadway Musical, The - Warren Hoffman.txt

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