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Burt Bacharach Biography
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Born at 1:10am-CDT
Filed suit for $15M against an Indianapolis theatre, where he claims to have fallen and broken his shoulder on an uneven floor. [19 March 2001]
Was nominated for Broadway's 1969 Tony Award for his music and lyrics as part of a Best Musical nomination for "Promises! Promises!"
His daughter, (with Angie Dickinson), Nikki Bacharach, died on January 4, 2007 at age 40 of suicide in Ventura County, California. Nikki suffered from Asperger's Disorder, a form of autism.
Is mentioned in Status Quo's song "Diggin' Burt Bachrach".
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972.
Bacharach's chart-topping song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" (sung by B.J. Thomas) was used in the British TV commercial for "Walkers" crisps featuring Gary Lineker and Cat Deeley in the bicycling roles originated by Paul Newman and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). [2009]
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