Director

William S. Gilbert

Writing

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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 62

TMDB ID: 233247

IMDb ID: nm0318275

Known for: Writing

Born: November 18, 1836

Died: May 29, 1911

Age: 74

Place of birth: Strand, London, England, UK

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1918 - 2025

Years active: 108

Average TMDB rating: 6.22

Wikidata: Q348513

Also known as

W.S. Gilbert

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Writer (51)Songs (4)Lyricist (2)Story (2)Theatre Play (2)Opera (1)

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Biography

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. The most famous of these include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, The Mikado. The popularity of these works was supported for over a century by year-round performances of them, in Britain and abroad, by the repertory company that Gilbert, Sullivan and their producer Richard D'Oyly Carte founded, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. These Savoy operas are still frequently performed in the English-speaking world and beyond.

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