It is easy to forget that Quincy Jones' Soul Bossa Nova, most famous now for its use as the Austin Powers theme, was first used onscreen in Sydney Lumet's somber The Pawnbroker.
Half a Sixpence
John Cleese and Terry Gilliam met while appearing in a West End production of the musical Half a Sixpence, starring Tommy Steele. It was in the same production that Cleese met his future wife Connie Booth. The book for Half a Sixpence was written by Beverley Cross, later married to Maggie Smith.
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