Were the Victorian era partnership of librettist Gilbert 1836-1911 and composer Sullivan 1842-1900.
Together they wrote fourteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896. Possibly the best known...
Sir W. S. Gilbert was born on November 18, 1836 and died on May 29, 1911. Sir W. S. Gilbert would have been 74 years old at the time of death or 175 years old today.