Jim Dale He trained as a dancer for six years, before his debut as a stage comic in 1951. He did two years of national service in the Royal Air Force. As a songwriter, Dale is best remembered as the lyricist for the film theme "Georgy Girl", for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1966. The song (performed by the Seekers) reached number 2 in the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart the following year, it also made number 3 in Dale's native UK and Number 1
Georgy Girl Georgy a mother. As the newlyweds are chauffeured away from their wedding, Georgy ignores her new husband, focusing on Sara. The film was successful at the box office. By 1967 it had earned an estimated $7 million in the United States and $6 million in other countries. By the end of 1967 it had earned $7,330,000 in rentals in North America according to rentals accruing to the distributors. Several scenes were filmed in Little Venice, notably outside a canal-side house on Maida Avenue. The title song, "Georgy Girl", written by Tom Springfield and Jim Dale, was recorded by Australian band