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  2. Herbert Kretzmer OBE (5 October 1925 – 14 October 2020) was a South African-born English [citation needed] journalist and lyricist. He was best known as the lyricist for the English-language musical adaptation of Les Misérables [1] and for his collaboration with French singer and songwriter Charles Aznavour. [2]

  3. Oct 14, 2020 · Lyricist and journalist Herbert Kretzmer, best known for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Misérables, has died at the age of 95. The South African-born English writer also...

  4. Oct 14, 2020 · Oct. 14, 2020. Herbert Kretzmer, a London theater critic who wrote the English lyrics to an all-but-forgotten French musical called “Les Misérables” in 1985, giving new life to what has become...

  5. He died on 14 October at his home in the capital. He was 95. His agent, Marc Berlin, confirmed his death and said he did not know the cause.

  6. Oct 14, 2020 · His family confirmed Wednesday that Kretzmer died after a long illness with Parkinsons disease at the home he shared with his second wife, Sybil Sever. He was 95.

  7. Oct 14, 2020 · LONDON (AP) — Herbert Kretzmer, the journalist and lyricist best known for his English-language adaptation of the musical Les Miserables, has died. He was 95. His family confirmed Wednesday that Kretzmer died after a long illness with Parkinson’s disease at the London home he shared with his second wife, Sybil Sever.

  8. Oct 14, 2020 · Herbert Kretzmer, whose English lyrics for a then little-known French musical Les Miserables helped turn the show into a blockbuster production, has died at the age of 95.