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Arthur Sullivan(1842-1900)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Writer
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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.
BornMay 13, 1842
DiedNovember 22, 1900(58)
BornMay 13, 1842
DiedNovember 22, 1900(58)
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Known for

Never Let Me Go (2010)
Never Let Me Go
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Overture" from 'Mikado')
  • 2010
F. Murray Abraham in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Star Trek: Insurrection
6.4
  • Soundtrack("A British Tar")
  • 1998
Brick (2005)
Brick
7.1
  • Soundtrack("The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze")
  • 2005
Ethan Hawke in First Reformed (2017)
First Reformed
7.1
  • Soundtrack("Onward, Christian Soldiers")
  • 2017

Credits

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Music Department



  • HMS Pinafore (2022)
    HMS Pinafore
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 2022
  • The Gondoliers (2022)
    The Gondoliers
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 2022
  • Thespis (2021)
    Thespis
    TV Movie
    • music
    • 2021
  • Princess Ida (2020)
    Princess Ida
    TV Movie
    • composer
    • 2020
  • The Mikado (2019)
    The Mikado
    8.8
    • music
    • 2019
  • Expressions of Glee: Producing Gilbert & Sullivan in the 21st Century (2017)
    Expressions of Glee: Producing Gilbert & Sullivan in the 21st Century
    • stock music
    • 2017
  • Sexual Counciling
    Short
    • composer: additional music
    • 2016
  • Ruddigore (2015)
    Ruddigore
    Video
    • music
    • 2015
  • English National Opera: The Pirates of Penzance (2015)
    English National Opera: The Pirates of Penzance
    7.5
    • music by (as Sir Arthur Sullivan)
    • 2015
  • Modus Operandi (2014)
    Modus Operandi
    Short
    • composer: additional music
    • 2014
  • Thespis (2014)
    Thespis
    TV Movie
    • Music Department
    • 2014
  • Taryn Fiebig and Kanen Breen in The Mikado (2011)
    The Mikado
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • music: based upon the opera by
    • 2011
  • PBS Fall Arts Festival Presents HMS PINAFORE
    5.8
    TV Special
    • composer: operetta
    • 2011
  • Barbie as the Island Princess (2007)
    Barbie as the Island Princess
    6.5
    Video
    • composer: themes from The Mikado
    • 2007
  • H.M.S. Pinafore (1997)
    H.M.S. Pinafore
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • composer: operetta
    • 1997

Composer



  • The Pirates of Penzance (2006)
    The Pirates of Penzance
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2006
  • A Salaried Wit: Grossmith, Gilbert and Sullivan
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2006
  • H.M.S. Pinafore
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2006
  • The Pirates of Penzance
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2006
  • The Yeomen of the Guard
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2006
  • H.M.S. Pinafore (2005)
    Trial by Jury
    8.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • H.M.S. Pinafore (2005)
    H.M.S. Pinafore
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • The Sorcerer (2005)
    The Sorcerer
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • The Ghosts of Ruddigore (2004)
    Ruddigore
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • H.M.S. Pinafore
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2005
  • The Parson's Pirates
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • The Ghosts of Ruddigore (2004)
    The Ghosts of Ruddigore
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • Ruddygore
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • The Gondoliers
    Video
    • Composer
    • 2004
  • H.M.S. Pinafore
    Video
    • Composer (from operetta "H.M.S. Pinafore")
    • 2003

Writer



  • Suzanne Saxon and Blake Sutton in Preschool Power (2002)
    Preschool Power
    TV Series
    • writer: "Flowers That Bloom in the Spring"
    • 1995
  • Festival (1960)
    Festival
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1963
  • Omnibus (1952)
    Omnibus
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1952–1953
  • Nash Airflyte Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • operetta
    • 1950
  • NBC Repertory Theatre
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1949
  • Faire Binney and David Powell in The Lost Chord (1925)
    The Lost Chord
    • inspired by the song
    • 1925
  • The Lost Chord (1911)
    The Lost Chord
    4.8
    • based on original song by
    • 1911
  • The Criminal Cried
    Short
    • operetta 'The Mikado'
    • 1907

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Gilbert & Sullivan
  • Born
    • May 13, 1842
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 22, 1900
    • London, England, UK(heart failure)
  • Other works
    Gilbert and his musical, "Pirates of Penzeance," was performed at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook, Illinois. Margaret James was musical director.
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 11 Print Biographies
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 8 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Knighted Sir Arthur Sullivan by Queen Victoria in 1883.

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