Don Black OBE is a highly-acclaimed, Oscar-winning lyricist. His works have included movie themes, hit songs, and numerous musicals, including three with Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tell Me on a Sunday, Aspects of Love, and Sunset Boulevard, for which he received two Tony Awards for Best Book and Lyrics, together with Christopher Hampton.
Mr. Black's movie credits include themes for many James Bond films: Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man with the Golden Gun, "Surrender" from Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough. In collaboration with composer John Barry, he wrote the title song for the 1966 film Born Free, which won the Oscar for Best Song. He also collaborated with Barry on Out of Africa and Dances With Wolves. He has worked with Jule Styne, Henry Mancini, Quincy Jones, Elmer Bernstein, Michael Legrand, Marvin Hamlisch, Charles Aznavour and has had two U.S. number one hits: Michael Jackson's "Ben" and Lulu's "To Sir, With Love".
Mr. Black was recently inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
[1969]Where's Jack? lyrics by
[1971]Diamonds Are Forever lyrics
[1974]The Man with the Golden Gun lyrics
[1975]Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze lyrics by
[1977]Gulliver's Travels writer
[1979]The Bitch music and lyrics by
[2000]Thomas and the Magic Railroad lyrics by
[2005]Aspects of Love lyrics by
[2015]Archie lyrics, songwriter
Don Black, Bonnie & Clyde
Don Black, Bonnie & Clyde
Don Black, Sunset Boulevard
Don Black, Sunset Boulevard
Don Black, Sunset Boulevard
Don Black, Aspects of Love
Don Black, Song and Dance
Don Black has written 17 shows including The Little Prince and the Aviator (Lyricist), Billy (Lyricist), Bar Mitzvah Boy (Lyricist), Song and Dance (Lyricist), Merlin (Lyricist), Dear Anyone (Lyricist), Abbacadabara (Lyricist), Budgie (Lyricist), Aspects of Love (Lyricist), Sunset Boulevard (Bookwriter), The Goodbye Girl (Lyricist), Dracula (Bookwriter), Bombay Dreams (Lyricist), Dance of the Vampires (Lyricist), Tell Me on a Sunday (Lyricist), Bonnie & Clyde (Lyricist), Tell Me on a Sunday (Lyricist).
Don Black has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for "Bonnie & Clyde," Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre at the Tony Awards for "Bonnie & Clyde," "Sunset Boulevard," "Aspects of Love," "Song and Dance," and "Merlin." He was also nominated for Best Musical Revival at the Olivier Awards for "Sunset Boulevard" and Best Book of a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Sunset Boulevard."
Don Black has won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for "Sunset Boulevard" and the Tony Award for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for "Sunset Boulevard."
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