Julian Bensley More (15 June 1928 – 15 January 2010) was a British writer, best known for book and lyrics to musicals ''

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'', ''

Expresso Bongo ''Expresso Bongo'' is a 1958 West End musical and a satire of the music industry. It was first produced on the stage at the Saville Theatre, London, on 23 April 1958. Its book was written by Wolf Mankowitz and Julian More, with music by Da ...

'', ''

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'' and the English-language version of ''

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''. More was born in Wales and educated at Stowe and

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, where he wrote and performed with the

Cambridge Footlights The Cambridge Footlights, commonly referred to simply as Footlights, is a student sketch comedy troupe located in Cambridge, England. Footlights was founded in 1883, and is one of Britain's oldest student sketch comedy troupes. The comedy so ...

. He wrote script translation and lyrics for the English-language film version of ''

The Young Girls of Rochefort ''The Young Girls of Rochefort'' () is a 1967 French musical comedy film written and directed by Jacques Demy. The ensemble cast is headlined by real-life sisters Catherine Deneuve and Françoise Dorléac, and features George Chakiris, Michel Pic ...

(Les demoiselles de Rochefort)''. He also wrote English lyrics for many French popular song hits, include some by

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. His screenwriting credits include the films ''

Chanel Solitaire ''Chanel Solitaire'' is a 1981 British-French-American historical drama film directed by George Kaczender and starring Marie-France Pisier, Timothy Dalton, Rutger Hauer, Brigitte Fossey, Karen Black, Lambert Wilson. The film's subject was Coco C ...

'' (1981), ''The Catamount Killing'' (1974) and ''

Incense for the Damned ''Incense for the Damned'' (also known as ''Bloodsuckers'', ''Freedom Seeker'' and ''Doctors Wear Scarlet'') is a 1971 British horror film directed by Robert Hartford-Davis and starring Patrick Macnee, Johnny Sekka, Madeleine Hinde, Alexan ...

'' (1971). More's later travel and food writing includes ''Views from a French Farmhouse'' (1985), ''A Taste of Provence'' (1988) and ''A Taste of Burgundy'' (1993).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:More, Julian British lyricists British male screenwriters British musical theatre lyricists 1928 births 2010 deaths People educated at Stowe School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge British screenwriters British travel writers British food writers