Custom Clothes: Anthony Newley (Guest Host)

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Anthony Newley (Guest Host)

Anthony George Newley (24 September 1931 – 14 April 1999) was an English actor, singer and songwriter. He enjoyed success as a performer in such diverse fields as rock and roll and stage and screen acting.Newley's first major film role was as Dick Bultitude in Peter Ustinov's Vice Versa (1948) followed by the Artful Dodger in David Lean'sOliver Twist (1948), based on the Charles Dickens novel. He made a successful transition from child to actor star in British films of the 1950s, broken by his national service. During the 1950s he appeared in many British radio programmes and for a time appeared as Cyril in Floggits starring Elsie and Doris Waters. But it was probably the film Idol on Parade that most changed his career direction. In the film he played a rock singer called up for national service.