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Herbert Kretzmer(1925-2020)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Herbert Kretzmer was born on 5 October 1925 in Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa. He was a writer, known for Les Misérables (2012), Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010) and Notting Hill (1999). He was married to Sybil Sever and Elisabeth Wilson. He died on 14 October 2020 in London, England, UK.
BornOctober 5, 1925
DiedOctober 14, 2020(95)
BornOctober 5, 1925
DiedOctober 14, 2020(95)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 5 wins & 13 nominations total

Known for

Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)
Les Misérables
7.5
  • Writer
  • 2012
Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010)
Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary
8.8
  • Music Department
  • 2010
Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting Hill (1999)
Notting Hill
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1999
Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal, and Charlotte Le Bon in The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014)
The Hundred-Foot Journey
7.3
  • Soundtrack
  • 2014

Credits

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Writer

  • Charles Aznavour: She (2023)
    Charles Aznavour: She
    8.0
    Music Video
    • Writer
    • 2023
  • Mashup (2021)
    Mashup
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2021
  • Les Miserables: The Broadway Musical (2014)
    Les Miserables: The Broadway Musical
    8.9
    • Writer
    • 2014
  • On My Scone
    TV Short
    • musical
    • 2013
  • Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)
    Les Misérables
    7.5
    • screenplay by
    • 2012
  • Les Misérables the Dream Cast in Concert (1995)
    Les Misérables the Dream Cast in Concert
    9.5
    TV Special
    • written by
    • 1995
  • Marty Feldman in Every Home Should Have One (1970)
    Every Home Should Have One
    5.0
    • based on a story by
    • 1970
  • Unser Herr Diener
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1967
  • Alan Bennett in BBC 3 (1965)
    BBC 3
    4.5
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1965–1966
  • That Was the Week That Was (1962)
    That Was the Week That Was
    8.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • writer
    • 1963
  • Jayne Mansfield in Playgirl After Dark (1960)
    Playgirl After Dark
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1960
  • Hans-die-Skipper (1952)
    Hans-die-Skipper
    • adaptation
    • 1952

Music Department

  • Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Sacha Baron Cohen, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, and Eddie Redmayne in Les Misérables (2012)
    Les Misérables
    7.5
    • lyrics by
    • 2012
  • Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary (2010)
    Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary
    8.8
    • lyrics by
    • 2010
  • That's Life! (1973)
    That's Life!
    7.0
    TV Series
    • lyrics by
    • 1973
  • Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness? (1969)
    Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?
    4.9
    • lyrics
    • 1969
  • It's Topol
    TV Series
    • special material
    • 1968
  • ABC of Britain
    TV Movie
    • songs by
    • 1964

Soundtrack

  • Matti Rönkä and Jenni Poikelus in Hengaillaan (2023)
    Hengaillaan
    5.9
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "She"
    • 2025
  • AiAi Delas Alas, Rayver Cruz, Lani Misalucha, Christian Bautista, and Julie Anne San Jose in The Clash (2018)
    The Clash
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Dreamed a Dream", "On My Own"
    • writer: "I Dreamed a Dream"
    • 2018–2024
  • Monsieur Aznavour (2024)
    Monsieur Aznavour
    7.3
    • lyrics: "She", "La Bohème"
    • 2024
  • Davina McCall in D-Day 80 at the Royal Albert Hall (2024)
    D-Day 80 at the Royal Albert Hall
    TV Special
    • writer: "Bring Him Home"
    • 2024
  • The Project (2009)
    The Project
    4.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Prologue: The Work Song (Look Down)"
    • lyrics: "She"
    • 2023–2024
  • Anthony Hopkins in One Life (2023)
    One Life
    7.5
    • writer: "That's Life"
    • 2023
  • Tähdet, tähdet (2014)
    Tähdet, tähdet
    5.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Bring Him Home"
    • writer: "I Dreamed a Dream"
    • writer: "On My Own" ...
    • 2015–2023
  • Charles Aznavour: She (2023)
    Charles Aznavour: She
    8.0
    Music Video
    • lyrics: "She"
    • 2023
  • Guy Pearce, Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Angus Imrie, and Miranda Tapsell in Back to the Outback (2021)
    Back to the Outback
    6.5
    • lyrics: "Tous les Visages de l'Amour" (She)
    • 2021
  • John Oliver in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (2014)
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
    8.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Empty Chairs At Empty Tables"
    • 2021
  • Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Do You Hear the People Sing?"
    • 2021
  • Marina Salas and Àlex Monner in The Cover (2021)
    The Cover
    5.6
    • lyrics: "Yesterday when I was Young" (Hier Encore)
    • 2021
  • Tom Ellis in Lucifer (2016)
    Lucifer
    8.0
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "I Dreamed A Dream"
    • 2021
  • Udo Kier in Swan Song (2021)
    Swan Song
    7.0
    • lyrics: "Yesterday when I was Young" (Hier Encore)
    • 2021
  • Elaine Bradley in Grace Notes (2020)
    Grace Notes
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Bring Him Home"
    • 2021

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 5, 1925
    • Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa
  • Died
    • October 14, 2020
    • London, England, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Sybil Sever1988 - October 14, 2020 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Ben Goldenberg(Cousin)
  • Other works
    (11/19/2010-12/26/2010) Stage: Wrote lyrics for "Les Miserables". Novel by Victor Hugo. Music by Alain Boubil and Michel Schonberg. Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, NJ.

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  • Trivia
    Won Broadway's 1987 Tony Award, his lyrics with Alain Boublil and the music of Claude-Michel Schönberg as Best Score for "Les Misérables."
  • Quotes
    [on Greta Garbo] Boiled down to essentials, she is a plain mortal girl with large feet.

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