Julian Slade
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Julian Penkivil Slade (28 May 1930 – 17 June 2006) was an English writer of musical theatre best-known for the show Salad Days, which he wrote in six weeks in the 1954[1] and became the UK's longest-running show of the 1950s with over 2,288 performances, and Trelawny.
He was born in London in 1930, and was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge where he was the first Footlights Vice President. After leaving Cambridge he went on to the drama school at the Bristol Old Vic[2].
During his time at the Old Vic, Slade wrote incidental music for several productions including Two Gentlemen of Verona and The Duenna. In 1954 he was asked to write a musical for the Old Vic Christmas Season. It was then that he came up with Salad Days with Dorothy Reynolds. The show was such a success that it moved to London where it ran for over 2,288 performances[3] - a record at the time. It was here in London that a young Cameron Mackintosh saw the show with his aunt and decided to become a theatrical producer. Slade and Mackintosh stayed close friends throughout his life.
Slade, a native of London, died of cancer on 17 June 2006, aged 76.
[edit] Shows
- Christmas in King Street (1952)
- The Merry Gentleman (1953)
- Salad Days (1954)
- Free As Air (1957)
- Hooray For Daisy (1959)
- Follow That Girl (1960)
- Wildest Dreams (1960)
- Vanity Fair (1962)
- Nutmeg and Ginger (1963)
- Trelawny (1972)
| Preceded by No prior incumbent |
Footlights Vice President 1950–1951 |
Succeeded by Robin Tuck |
[edit] References
- ^ As stated in his obituary in The Guardian Newspaper. Obituary: Julian Slade. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Julian Slade Biography Julian Slade Biography. Musical-Theatre.net. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
- ^ Julian Slade Obituary in The IndependentJulian Slade Obituary. The Independent. Retrieved on 2008-05-30.
