Conductor and composer. Born New York City but lived in the UK from1961. He wrote music for more than 100 television programmes, but is best known for creating music to accompany silent films, such as Abel Gance's epic Napoléon (1927). Died Oxford.
Other Subjects
Adam Faith
Singer and actor. Born as Terence Nelhams Wright at 4 Churchfield Road East, Acton. He was spotted while playing in a skiffle group in the 2i's Coffee Bar Soho, and subsequently made his first appe...
1 memorial
Muzio Clementi
Composer, musician, music publisher, piano manufacturer. Born Italy. Moved to London at the end of 1774 from where he went on tours of Europe. Moved out towards the end of his life and died in W...
1 memorial
WAG Club
Former nightclub. The name derives from the initials of its predecessor, the Whiskey-A-Go-Go Club. It attracted a multi-racial clientele and regularly had a large number of potential customers queu...
1 memorial
John Lennon
Musician and songwriter. Born Liverpool. One of the four Beatles. Shot dead in the steet in New York City by Mark Chapman. One of the few people commemorated with more than one English Heritage-m...
5 memorials
Music Hall Guild of Great Britain and America
This organisation seems to incorporate the Theatre and Film Guild of Great Britain and America. Wikipedia gives an overview of this charity's activities. 2023: the Guild let us know that "we have ...
11 memorials
Comments are provided by Facebook, please ensure you are signed in here to see them