Other names James Thomas Bird Role Composer Name Bretton Byrd | Years active 1932 – 1956 (film) Occupation Composer, musician | |
Born 30 November 1904 Ramsgate, Kent, United Kingdom Died September 27, 1959, Harrow, London, United Kingdom Music director Turned Out Nice Again, The Goose Steps Out, Where There's a Will, Car of Dreams, First a Girl Similar People Louis Levy, Marcel Varnel, Will Hay, Charles Williams, Hubert Bath | ||
Bretton Byrd (1904–1959) was a British composer and musician known for his work on film scores between 1932 and 1956. Byrd was employed by British Gaumont, then the largest British production company, in the 1930s. He worked alongside Louis Levy writing scores for films such as It's Love Again (1936) Byrd worked for the company's musical department both as a composer and arranger. After leaving British Gaumont, he was employed by a variety of other production companies and in the 1950s also worked in television.
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