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Kenneth V. Jones
Kenneth Victor Jones (14 May 1924 – 2 December 2020) was a British film score composer. Life Born in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, Jones was a scholar at King's School, Canterbury. This was followed by a 6-month RAF-sponsored course in music and philosophy at Queen's College, Oxford and, after the war, 3 years at the Royal College of Music from 1947 (of which he was later made a professor in 1958). He was a composer, founder and original conductor of The Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra and acted as one of the Governors of Rokeby School, helping to raise the £50,000 that was needed to save it from closure in 1966. He died in December 2020 at the age of 96. Selected filmography * ''Sea Wife'' (1957) * '' Fire Down Below'' (1957) * ''How to Murder a Rich Uncle'' (1957) * ''High Flight'' (1957) * ''No Time to Die'' (1958) * ''The Bandit of Zhobe'' (1959) * ''Ferry to Hong Kong'' (1959) * ''The Siege of Pinchgut'' (1959) * ''Jazz Boat'' (1960) * ''Oscar Wilde'' (1961) * ''The Gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Jones (music)
Kenneth Jones (2 October 1927 – 25 April 1988) was a British conductor and composer of film and television music. Among his work Jones was musical director for the television chat show ''Aspel & Company'' and wrote the scores for several comedy films. Life and career Jones was born in Manchester and began his music career as a studio arranger for Norrie Paramor, there he worked arranging music for The Zombies, Jim Dale, and Jonathan King. In the 1960s he established his own orchestra and began a career in film and television. He had earlier collaborated with Douglas Gamley on several film scores including '' Fire Down Below'', ''Tom Thumb'' and '' The City of the Dead'', and later wrote complete scores for films such as ''Two-Way Stretch'', ''Dentist in the Chair'' and its sequel ''Dentist on the Job'' and in 1964 he was hired by the BBC to compose the music for ''Steptoe and Son'', where he replaced Ron Grainer (who had left the series to concentrate on ''Doctor Who''). Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brain (1962 Film)
''The Brain'' is a 1962 science fiction thriller film directed by Freddie Francis, and starring Anne Heywood and Peter van Eyck. A UK-West German co-production (also released as ''Ein Toter sucht seinen Mörder'') ''The Brain'' differs from earlier film versions of the Curt Siodmak 1942 novel ''Donovan's Brain'': in this adaptation, the dead man seeks his own murderer through contact with the doctor keeping his brain alive. Cast *Anne Heywood as Anna Holt * Peter van Eyck as Dr. Peter Corrie * Cecil Parker as Stevenson *Bernard Lee as Dr. Frank Shears *Jeremy Spenser as Martin Holt *Maxine Audley as Marion Fane *Ellen Schwiers as Ella *Siegfried Lowitz as Mr. Walters * Hans Nielsen as Immerman *Jack MacGowran as Furber *Miles Malleson as Dr. Miller *George A. Cooper as Thomas Gabler * Victor Brooks as Farmer at Crash Site (uncredited) *Allan Cuthbertson as Da Silva (uncredited) *John Junkin as Frederick (uncredited) *Bryan Pringle as Dance-Hall MC (uncredited) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fellows Of The Royal College Of Music
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Fellows may refer to Fellow, in plural form. Fellows or Fellowes may also refer to: Places *Fellows, California, USA *Fellows, Wisconsin, ghost town, USA Other uses *Fellows Auctioneers, established in 1876. *Fellowes, Inc., manufacturer of workspace products *Fellows, a partner in the firm of English canal carriers, Fellows Morton & Clayton *Fellows (surname) See also *North Fellows Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa *Justice Fellows (other) Justice Fellows may refer to: * Grant Fellows (1865–1929), associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court * Raymond Fellows (1885–1957), associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1924 Births
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopard In The Snow
''Leopard in the Snow'' is a 1978 British drama film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Keir Dullea, Susan Penhaligon, Kenneth More and Billie Whitelaw. It was based on the 1974 novel ''Leopard in the Snow'' by Anne Mather. Plot summary In the middle of a blizzard, a young woman takes shelter in a house owned by a former racing driver still recovering from an accident he had some years before. Cast * Keir Dullea - Dominic Lyall * Susan Penhaligon - Helen James * Kenneth More - Sir Phillip James * Billie Whitelaw - Isabel James * Gordon Thomson - Michael Framley * Jeremy Kemp - Bolt * Yvonne Masters - Bessie * Peter Burton - Mr Framley * Tessa Dahl Chantal Sophia "Tessa" Dahl (born 11 April 1957) is an English author and former actress. She is the daughter of British author Roald Dahl and American actress Patricia Neal. Early life Dahl was born in Oxford, the second daughter of British au ... - Miss Framley References External links * 1978 films 1978 drama fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brute (1977 Film)
Brute or The Brute may refer to: People * Brute, a pseudonym of English commercial artist Aidan Hughes (born 1956) * "Brute", nickname of US Marine Corps Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak (1913–2008) * Brute Bernard, ring name of Canadian wrestler Jim Bernard (1921–1984) * Simon Bruté (1779–1839), missionary and first bishop of the Diocese of Vincennes, Indiana * Brutus, the cognomen of an Ancient Roman family whose vocative form is "Brute" * Bill "The Brute" Sanger, a member of the Cherry Hill Gang, a late nineteenth century New York City street gang * The Brute (wrestler), ring name of professional wrestler John Czawlytko in the early 1990s * "The Brute", nickname of American jazz tenor saxophonist Ben Webster (1909–1973) * Marcus Junius Brutus the Younger, a Roman politician and one of Julius Caesar's assassins Arts, entertainment, and media * ''BRUTE!'', a magazine published by English artist Aidan Hughes who also occasionally uses "Brute" as pseudonym * ''Et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Popper's Problem
''Professor Popper's Problem'' is a 1975 British children's science fiction comedy film directed by Gerry O'Hara, starring Charlie Drake in the titular role. Featuring a number of child actors, Todd Carty, Milo O'Shea, and Sydney Bromley also appear. The serial picture was produced for the Children's Film Foundation (CFF) by Roy Simpson of Mersey Film Productions, presenting a screenplay by Leo Maguire and soundtrack by Kenneth V. Jones. The story concerns an eccentric science teacher named Professor P. Popper, miniaturised with a group of pupils after accidentally consuming shrinking pills. A student apart from the group volunteers her help, as, separately, does a colleague of Popper's. As they search for an antidote, Popper and his entourage must see off multiple dangers, including criminals determined to steal his shrinking formula. Filmed at Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, ''Professor Popper's Problem'' was serialised into six 14 to 16 minute episodes for television vie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tower Of Evil
''Tower of Evil'', also known by the titles ''Horror on Snape Island'' and ''Beyond the Fog'', is a 1972 British horror film directed by Jim O'Connolly. Plot The movie opens with a boat cruising through heavy fog, on a spooky night. The boat lands on a rocky island (Snape) and two older seamen go on shore. Soon they find a severed hand with a crab on it. After they see the male body it was attached to, they decide to go into the lighthouse to investigate. They find a female body with a severed head. They split up and find another murdered body. Then they find a live, young woman, Penny, hiding in a closet. Traumatized to an extreme, she stabs the older of the men who finds her to death. The other man (the captain) of the boat survives. Next, she is being examined by doctors who talk about her state of shock and how she and her friends made it to Snape Island. After running tests they try to find out more of what happened. Penny starts to talk and remember how her friends arriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
''Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?'' (U.S. title: ''Who Slew Auntie Roo?'') is a 1972 horror-thriller film directed by Curtis Harrington and starring Shelley Winters, Mark Lester, and Sir Ralph Richardson. Based partly on the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel", the film focuses on a demented American widow living in her husband's English manor who becomes obsessed with a young orphan girl who resembles her dead daughter. A co-production between the United States and the United Kingdom, the film was shot at Shepperton Studios in London. Like '' What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?'', '' Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'', ''What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice'', and ''What's the Matter with Helen?'', it is one of the many films in the psycho-biddy subgenre. ''Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?'' and the latter film, also starring Winters, were released on DVD as a MGM Midnite Movies Double Feature, and Winters requested that ''Helens director Harrington direct the picture. Plot Every year, Rosie Forrest, know ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Projected Man
''The Projected Man'' is a 1966 British science fiction film directed by Ian Curteis, written by Peter Bryan, John C. Cooper, and Frank Quattrocchi, and starring Bryant Haliday, Mary Peach, Norman Wooland, Ronald Allen, and Derek Farr. It was released in the United States by Universal Studios, as a double bill with ''Island of Terror''. The plot revolves around a scientist, Dr. Paul Steiner, experimenting with matter teleportation by means of a laser device. However, after a failed attempt at projecting himself, he becomes a disfigured monster who embarks on a murderous rampage. Discovered by Alex Gordon as an unproduced screenplay by Hollywood writer Frank Quattrocchi, ''The Projected Man'' was directed by Ian Curteis, who had been approached following the BBC's transmission of a television film he had directed. He took the job despite reservations about a rigidly tight four-week shooting contract and an inadequate budget. After four weeks the finance ran out and producer John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroc 7
''Maroc 7'' is a 1967 British thriller film directed by Gerry O'Hara and starring Gene Barry, Elsa Martinelli, Leslie Phillips and Denholm Elliott. The screenplay concerns an international jewel thief who hatches a plan to go to Morocco and steal a valuable artifact. The theme song was an instrumental by the Shadows: "Maroc 7" rose to No. 24 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1967. Production The film was the fifth in a series of movies jointly financed by Rank and the NFFC. The sets were designed by the art directors Seamus Flannery and Terry Pritchard. It was shot at Pinewood Studios and on location in Morocco. Filming began 6 July 1966. The production went over budget.Petrie p 9 Plot Louise Henderson is the editor of a respected fashion magazine, but she has a hidden career as mastermind of a ring of thieves. With their professional operation as a front, Louise uses one of her models, Claudia, and a photographer, Raymond Lowe, to steal precious artifacts and jewels. Law ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
