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Tom Eastwood (actor)
Thomas Hugh Eastwood (12 March 1922 – 25 October 1999) was a British composer. He was born in Hawley, Hampshire, the son of General Sir Thomas Ralph Eastwood and Lady Mabel Vivian Temperley Eastwood. His grandmother was Ellinor Hall Smyth (married name Eastwood), sister of the British composer Dame Ethel Smyth. Tom Eastwood was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge University. During World War II he was aide-de-camp to his father who was then Governor of Gibraltar. He first studied music in Turkey with Necil Akses, then in Berlin and London with Boris Blacher and Professor Erwin Stein. Tom Eastwood's inspirations included Greek theatre and later in life his musical imagination was fired by Brazilian folklore, history and music. His music encompasses contemporary themes such as the murdered environmental activist, Chico Mendes. He won a prize at the 1949 Cheltenham Music Festival for his String Trio. Tom Eastwood worked for the British Council in Ankara and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawley, Hampshire
Hawley is a small village in the Hart district of northeastern Hampshire, England. The village is contiguous with the small town of Blackwater. It is on the western edge of the Blackwater Valley conurbation, about northwest of central Farnborough, Hampshire, about west of Camberley, Surrey and about west-southwest of London. Hawley is directly north of Cove, a large, suburb of Farnborough, with a relatively long history. History The first written record of Hawley is from 1248, in the Compotus De Crundal, spelt as Halely, Halle and Hallee and later in 1280 as Hallegh. And spelt as Hallie and Halley in ''Documents relating to the Foundation of the Chapter of Winchester AD 1541–1547'', published by Hampshire Record Society in 1888. The name is likely in true Old or Medieval English ''Healhleah or Healhaleah'' meaning nook clearing or nook meadow. Historical spellings also include Hawleye, Halle and Hallie. The tithings of Yateley and Hawley were, as before, listed as parce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
