Person    | Male  Born 29/3/1902  Died 8/3/1983

Sir William Walton

Categories: Music / songs

Countries: Italy

Composer, born William Turner Walton at 93 Werneth Hall Road, Oldham, Lancashire. Educated at Christ Church, Oxford, he befriended Sacheverell Sitwell and became a protegé of him and his siblings Edith and Osbert. His major works include 'Facade' and 'Belshazzars's Feast'. He was also a prominent composer of film scores, including Laurence Olivier's 'Hamlet' and 'Henry V'. Knighted in 1951 and awarded the Order of Merit in 1967. Died at La Mortella, Ischia, Italy.

Credit for this entry to: Alan Patient of www.plaquesoflondon.co.uk

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