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David William Heneker (31 March 1906 – 30 January 2001) was a writer and composer of British popular music and musicals, best known for creating the music and lyrics for Half a Sixpence.
David Heneker was born on 31 March 1906 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Half a Sixpence (1967), Irma la Douce (1963) and The Truth About Spring (1965). He was married to Gwenol Satow and Ellen Hope. He died on 30 January 2001 in Cardigan, Wales, UK.
Feb 2, 2001 · David Heneker, who wrote the score for the musical ''Half a Sixpence'' and collaborated on the English adaptation of the book and lyrics for ''Irma la Douce,'' died on Tuesday in a...
Jan 31, 2001 · DAVID HENEKER, who has died aged 94, wrote catchy songs for some of the longest-running musical comedies on the post-war London stage. He was also, in those pre-Lloyd-Webber days, the...
David Heneker was born on March 31, 1906 in Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Half a Sixpence (1967), Irma la Douce (1963) and The Truth About Spring (1965). He was married to Gwenol Satow and Ellen Hope. He died on January 30, 2001 in Cardigan, Wales, UK.
In 1963 Heneker wrote the international success, Half A Sixpence, starring Tommy Steele. It won Heneker an Ivor Novello Award and opened on Broadway in 1965 making him the first British writer to achieve two shows to run for more than 500 performances on Broadway.
Jan 10, 2014 · Ivor Novello Award-winner David Heneker wrote songs for some of the longest-running musical comedies to be shown on the London stage after the war and was the first British writer to have two shows on Broadway running for more than 500 performances.
