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William Schwenk Gilbert an English dramatist born at London Nov 18 1836 He is most famous for his collaborations with Sir Arthur Sullivan on a number of humorous light operas which are known as ldquoGilbert and Sullivan Operasrdquo His first play was ldquoDulcamarardquo 1866 He also wrote ldquoThe Palace of Truthrdquo 1870 ldquoPygmalion and Galateardquo 1871 ldquoSweetheartsrdquo 1874 ldquoEngagedrdquo 1877 ldquoThe Mountebanksrdquo 1891 and in collaboration with Sir A Sullivan who wrote the music he wrote ldquoThe Sorcererrdquo 1877 ldquoH M S Pinaforerdquo 1878 ldquoThe Pirates of Penzancerdquo 1879 ldquoPatiencerdquo 1881 ldquoIolantherdquo 1883 ldquoThe Mikadordquo 1885 ldquoRuddygorerdquo 1887 ldquoThe Yeomen of the Guardrdquo 1888 ldquoThe Gondoliersrdquo 1889 and ldquoUtopia limitedrdquo 1893 The light operas proved very popular and continue to be performed over one hundred years later He also published other works