The late Herbert Kretzmer, who wrote the English libretto for Les Misérables, felt he was not given enough credit for rewriting the French lyrics for the award-winning English-language version, according to unearthed letters.
In a memo addressed to theatre producer Cameron Mackintosh in 1987 – recently donated to Cambridge University Library – Kretzmer referenced “unpleasant actions taken by others to downgrade my credit and contribution”.
