Name Ernest Irving | Role Composer | |
Died October 24, 1953, Ealing, London, United Kingdom Music director Kind Hearts and Coronets, Whisky Galore!, A Run for Your Money, The Blue Lamp, Keep Fit Similar People John Dighton, Basil Dean, Anthony Kimmins, Robert Hamer, George Formby |
Ernest Irving (6 November 1878 – 24 October 1953) was an English composer and conductor, primarily remembered for his involvement in film music.
Irving was born in Godalming, Surrey. He composed, among others, scores for the Ealing comedy Whisky Galore! and Turned Out Nice Again starring George Formby. Ralph Vaughan Williams dedicated his Sinfonia antartica (1953) to him. Irving's achievements earned him the rarely awarded honorary membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society in 1951. William Walton's second string quartet in A minor was dedicated to him. He died in Ealing, London, aged 74.
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