Gilbert,Sir William Schwenck

Gilbert,Sir William Schwenck
Gilbert, Sir William Schwenck. 1836-1911.
British playwright and lyricist known for a series of comic operas, including H.M.S. Pinafore (1878) and The Pirates of Penzance (1879), written with composer Sir Arthur Sullivan.

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  • GILBERT, WILLIAM SCHWENCK —    barrister, notable as a play writer and as the author of the librettos of a series of well known popular comic operas set to music by Sir Arthur Sullivan; b. 1836 …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

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