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Georgy Girl is a 1966 British film based on a novel by Margaret Forster.

<i>Georgy Girl</i> 1966 British film directed by Silvio Narizzano

Georgy Girl is a 1966 British film based on a novel by Margaret Forster. The film was directed by Silvio Narizzano and starred Lynn Redgrave, Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, and James Mason. The movie also features the well-known title song, "Georgy Girl" as performed by The Seekers.

Georgy Girl or Georgie Girl may also refer to:

Georgy Girl (song) 1967 single by The Seekers

"Georgy Girl" is a song by the Australian folk music group the Seekers. It was used as the title song for the 1966 film of the same name. Tom Springfield, who had written "I'll Never Find Another You", composed the music and Jim Dale supplied the lyrics. The song is heard at both the beginning and end of the film, with markedly different lyrics. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

Margaret Forster British writer

Margaret Forster was an English novelist, biographer, memoirist, historian and literary critic. She is best known for her 1965 novel Georgy Girl, which was made into a successful film of the same name and inspired a hit song by The Seekers, as well as her 2003 novel Diary of an Ordinary Woman; her biographies of Daphne du Maurier and Elizabeth Barrett Browning; and her memoirs Hidden Lives and Precious Lives.

Georgy Girl – The Seekers Musical is a biographical jukebox musical about The Seekers, written by Patrick Edgeworth. It incorporates songs associated with The Seekers, such as "Morningtown Ride", "I'll Never Find Another You", "The Carnival is Over", "A World of Our Own" and "Georgy Girl".

See also

<i>Georgy</i> (musical) musical

Georgy is a musical with a book by Tom Mankiewicz, lyrics by Carole Bayer, and music by George Fischoff.

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Jim Dale British actor, singer, songwriter

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George may refer to:

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Dream Girl or dreamgirl may refer to:

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Kiss the Girls can refer to the following: