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Herbert Kretzmer(1925-2020)

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Herbert Kretzmer was born on 5 October 1925 in Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa. He was a writer, known for Les Misérables (2012), Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010) and Notting Hill (1999). He was previously married to Sybil Sever and Elisabeth Wilson. He died on 14 October 2020 in London, England, UK.
BornOctober 5, 1925
DiedOctober 14, 2020(95)
BornOctober 5, 1925
DiedOctober 14, 2020(95)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

Known for

Isabelle Allen in Les Misérables (2012)
Les Misérables
7.5
  • Writer
  • 2012
Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010)
Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary
8.8
  • Music Department
  • 2010
Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill (1999)
Notting Hill
7.2
  • Soundtrack("She")
  • 1999
Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal, and Charlotte Le Bon in The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
The Hundred-Foot Journey
7.3
  • Soundtrack("Yesterday when I was Young" (Hier Encore))
  • 2014

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Writer

  • Mashup (2021)
    Mashup
  • Les Miserables: The Broadway Musical (2014)
    Les Miserables: The Broadway Musical
  • On My Scone
  • Isabelle Allen in Les Misérables (2012)
    Les Misérables
  • Les Misérables the Dream Cast in Concert (1995)
    Les Misérables the Dream Cast in Concert
  • Every Home Should Have One (1970)
    Every Home Should Have One
  • Unser Herr Diener
  • BBC 3 (1965)
    BBC 3
  • That Was the Week That Was (1962)
    That Was the Week That Was
  • Jayne Mansfield in Playgirl After Dark (1960)
    Playgirl After Dark
  • Hans-die-Skipper (1952)
    Hans-die-Skipper

Music Department

  • Isabelle Allen in Les Misérables (2012)
    Les Misérables
  • Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010)
    Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary
  • Gavin Campbell, Esther Rantzen, Adrian Mills, Doc Cox, and Grant Baynham in That's Life! (1973)
    That's Life!
  • Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)
    Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
  • It's Topol
  • ABC of Britain

Soundtrack

  • Guy Pearce, Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Angus Imrie, and Miranda Tapsell in Back to the Outback (2021)
    Back to the Outback
  • John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
  • Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
  • The Cover (2021)
    The Cover
  • Rachael Harris, Tom Ellis, Aimee Garcia, Lauren German, D.B. Woodside, Kevin Alejandro, and Lesley-Ann Brandt in Lucifer (2016)
    Lucifer
  • Elaine Bradley in Grace Notes (2020)
    Grace Notes
  • Amesh Edireweera, Jenna Coleman, Tahar Rahim, Ellie Bamber, Mathilde Warnier, and Billy Howle in The Serpent (2021)
    The Serpent
    • (uncredited)
  • Dispatches from Elsewhere (2020)
    Dispatches from Elsewhere
    • (uncredited)
  • Hailey Smith, Maclain Nelson, Lisa Clark, Casey Jost, and Jake Van Wagoner in Show Offs (2019)
    Show Offs
  • There's Something About Movies (2019)
    There's Something About Movies
  • Diminishing Returns (2016)
    Diminishing Returns
  • Professor T. (2015)
    Professor T.
  • Good Morning Britain (2014)
    Good Morning Britain
    • (uncredited)
  • ITV Evening News (1999)
    ITV Evening News
  • AiAi Delas Alas, Rayver Cruz, Lani Misalucha, Christian Bautista, Rita Daniela, Julie Anne San Jose, and Ken Chan in The Clash (2018)
    The Clash

Personal details

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    • Discogs
    • October 5, 1925
    • Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa
    • October 14, 2020
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
    • 1988 - October 14, 2020 (his death)
  • Other works
    (11/19/2010-12/26/2010) Stage: Wrote lyrics for "Les Miserables". Novel by Victor Hugo. Music by Alain Boubil and Michel Schonberg. Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ.

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  • Trivia
    Won Broadway's 1987 Tony Award, his lyrics with Alain Boublil and the music of Claude-Michel Schönberg as Best Score for "Les Misérables."
  • Quotes
    [on Greta Garbo] Boiled down to essentials, she is a plain mortal girl with large feet.

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