Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley were British songwriters who collaborated on numerous stage musicals and film scores. Their most enduring composition is "Pure Imagination," written for the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The duo specialized in witty, theatrical songwriting, and their Oscar-nominated score for Willy Wonka also included "The Candy Man." The song gained wider recognition when the film became a television staple in the 1980s.
