Slade, Julian Penkivil

▪ 2007

      British composer and lyricist (b. May 28, 1930, London, Eng.—d. June 17, 2006, London), devised numerous musicals for London's West End, including an adaptation of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero's Trelawney of the “Wells” (1972), but he was best known for the romantic comedy Salad Days, which ran for what was then a record 2,288 performances (August 1954–February 1960). Salad Days was revived many times over the years and was filmed for television in 1983.

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