Fred Thompson

b. 24 January 1884, London, Britain, d. 10 Apr 1949, London, Britain. Unusually for any librettist of the time, Thompson enjoyed substantial achievement both in London’s Western End and on New York’s Broadway. In the past due 10s and early 20s, he done many shows, frequently in collaboration, such as for example Tonight’s THE NIGHT TIME (1914), The Bing Kids Are Right here (1916, in cooperation with George Grossmith Jnr. ), The Young man (1917, with music and lyrics by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot), The Bing Kids On Broadway (1918, with Grossmith and H.M. Vernon), as well as the Fantastic Moth (1921, with P.G. Wodehouse and music by Ivor Novello). Thompson’s 1st big achievement in NY was included with a display written in cooperation with American article writer Man Bolton, who also collaborated over time with George Middleton, Wodehouse and Oscar Hammerstein II. The Thompson-Bolton cooperation that required Broadway by surprise in 1924 was Woman, Be Great!, with music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin. This is adopted in swift succession by two even more shows having a Gershwin rating, Tell Me Even more and Tip-Toes (both 1925). The duo adopted these successes with still even more and in 1927 experienced three hit displays on Broadway: Rio Rita (with tunes by Harry Tierney and Joseph McCarthy), Crazy Face (once again using the Gershwins), as well as the Five O’Time clock Girl (the second option also playing in the Western Result in 1929). For the reason that same 12 months, Thompson experienced a solo achievement with Sons O’Weapons, but then remaining NY for London where he continuing to create musicals, occasionally with Bolton. Among Thompson’s displays from the 30s, handful of which were a lot more than reasonably successful, were Viewing Stars (1935), Heading Locations (1936) and Magyar Melody (1939), the second option a cooperation with Bolton and Eric Maschwitz. The Hollywood film, This’ll CAUSE YOU TO Whistle (1936) was based on a similarly entitled stage present. Thompson continuing his collaborations with Bolton in to the 40s, plus they acquired another Broadway strike with Follow GIRLS (1944).