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"Pure Imagination" is a song from the 1971 film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. It was written by British composers Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley specifically for the movie. [1] It was sung by Gene Wilder who played the character of Willy Wonka. Bricusse has stated that the song was written over the phone in one day. [2]
In March 2016, Wang performed in a production of the musical Turn Left, Turn Right, based on the illustrated book of the same name, sometimes known as A Chance of Sunshine in English. [6] Wang's rendition of "Pure Imagination" from her album Midnight Cinema was used for the Samsung Galaxy Fold product unveiling advertisement in February 2019. [7]
Leslie Bricusse OBE (/ ˈ b r ɪ k ə s /; [1] 29 January 1931 – 19 October 2021) was a British composer, lyricist, and playwright who worked on theatre musicals and wrote theme music for films.
Reed was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.He began playing piano at age two, was playing piano in his minister father's church by age five, and at age seven began formal study at Philadelphia's Settlement Music School.
Newley was born on 24 September 1931 in the London district of Hackney to Frances Grace Newley and George Kirby, who were not married and separated soon after his birth. As "the son of a single mother, who waited on him hand and foot – even after he was married", Newley "mourned the absence of his real father, until, at 82, a jobbing builder made himself known."
The action plays out to the tune "Pure Imagination," which appeared in the 1971 movie, ... out Nov. 27, with giveaways, treats and free nail art as a gift with purchase.
Griff was born on 21 January 2001 as Sarah Faith Griffiths, [2] in Kings Langley, Hertfordshire. [3] Her father Mark Griffiths is the son of Jamaican immigrants who were part of the "Windrush generation" and her mother Kim is a first-generation migrant whose family moved to England amid the Vietnam War. [4]
Pure Imagination is a 1992 album by American vocalist Michael Feinstein of ... Composition and Lyrics: Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley; References This page ...