Norman Newell

Norman Newell was a British record producer, lyricist, songwriter, translator and composer (1919–2004). He was born at London and died at West Sussex.

Also recorded as David West; Baron; Ray Baron; Norman Newell, OBE.

Norman Newell in brief

Born
1919
Died
2004
Known for
record producer, lyricist, songwriter, translator and composer
Place of birth
London
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Identity and origins

Norman Newell was recorded at birth as Norman Dennis Newell. He also worked under the names David West and Baron. The authorities additionally record the headings David West, Baron, Ray Baron and Norman Newell, OBE. His recorded language was English.

Identity

What the record establishes about Norman Newell.

Norman Newell is recorded with the citizenship of United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Cows Resting near Windmill is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1993.248.1628). Creation and evolution : myth or reality? / Norman D. Newell. is dated 1982 and held by Wellcome Collection. Norman Newell is recorded as having received Officer of the Order of the British Empire and Grammy Awards. Development and history of Cephalosporin is dated 1950s-1990s and held by Wellcome Collection. Norman Newell is recorded as record producer, lyricist, songwriter, translator and composer.

Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987) is dated 1937-1991 and held by Wellcome Collection. The Art Institute of Chicago records 1 object associated with this heading. Journal of paleontology is dated 1927- and held by Wellcome Collection. Wellcome Collection records 5 objects associated with this heading. Norman Newell is recorded at birth as Norman Dennis Newell.

Works and catalogued output

The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 5 works under this heading.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Norman Newell may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Norman Newell is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q712478.

Catalogued works

6 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1927 to 1982.

Goodbye Lover, Hello Friend. Cows Resting near Windmill, dated n.d., watercolor and gouache over graphite on ivory wove paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1993.248.1628. Creation and evolution : myth or reality? / Norman D. Newell., dated 1982, held by Wellcome Collection. Journal of paleontology, dated 1927-, held by Wellcome Collection. Development and history of Cephalosporin, dated 1950s-1990s, held by Wellcome Collection. Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987), dated 1937-1991, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Norman Newell Jones, The Annals of Iowa, 1934. Chapter 7 Paleo Personas: Musings on a Soviet Cephalopod, Norman Newell, and Mass Extinctions, Macroevolutionaries, 2024. <i>Late Paleozoic Pelecypods: Mytilacea</i>. Norman D. Newell, The Journal of Geology, 1943.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (10276903-5). Those registers additionally record the form Newell Orchestra.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1919Norman Newell born at London.
  2. 1919Norman Newell was born in 1919 at London.
  3. 1927Journal of paleontology is dated 1927- and held by Wellcome Collection.
  4. 1927Journal of paleontology (Wellcome Collection).
  5. 1937Medawar, Sir Peter Brian (1915-1987) (Wellcome Collection).
  6. 1950Development and history of Cephalosporin (Wellcome Collection).
  7. 1972CINDERELLA (1972) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  8. 1982Creation and evolution : myth or reality? / Norman D. Newell. is dated 1982 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  9. 1982Creation and evolution : myth or reality? / Norman D. Newell. (Wellcome Collection).
  10. 1993Cows Resting near Windmill is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1993.248.1628).
  11. 2004Norman Newell died at West Sussex.
  12. 2004Norman Newell died in 2004 at West Sussex.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    <i>Late Paleozoic Pelecypods: Mytilacea</i>. Norman D. Newell, The Journal of Geology, 1943

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Bivalves: An Eon of Evolution. Paleobiological Studies Honoring Norman D. Newell, PALAIOS, 2000

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Chapter 7 Paleo Personas: Musings on a Soviet Cephalopod, Norman Newell, and Mass Extinctions, Macroevolutionaries, 2024

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Norman Newell Jones, The Annals of Iowa, 1934

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q712478: Norman Newell

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  6. 6.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 10276903-5, Norman Newell Orchestra.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  7. 7.

    Internet Archive, 14 digitised items catalogued under Norman Newell as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Norman Newell.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 5 works naming Norman Newell.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    “Norman Newell”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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