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Johnny Douglas

1920 – 2003

British composer

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Lived 1920 – 2003 (aged 82). Johnny Douglas was a British composer, film score composer and musician.

John Henry Douglas (19 June 1920 – 20 April 2003) was an English composer, pianist, musical director, conductor, and string arranger primarily working with film scores and orchestras. He recorded more 500 tracks for Decca Records, over 80 albums for RCA Records, and provided music for 36 films during his career. He was nominated for a BAFTA for his soundtrack for the 1970 film The Railway Children and led RCA'S Living Strings for many years. Dungeons & Dragons, The Incredible Hulk, In Douglas' early years, the family moved to Bermondsey, another district of London, where his mother May was a housewife and his father John was later an alderman for the West Bermondsey Council. He showed an innate talent for music at a very young age; by two and a half, he could play a song he had heard on one of his father's records on the piano. The Traitors (1962)

Crack in the World (1965) Bert Ambrose, June Bronhill, Max Bygraves, Susan Hampshire, Frankie Howerd, Barbara Leigh, Mantovani, Frankie Vaughan, Eric Winstone, and Jimmy Young

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Johnny Douglas?

British composer (1920-2003)

When was Johnny Douglas born?

Johnny Douglas was born on 19 June 1920 in Hackney, London.

When did Johnny Douglas die?

Johnny Douglas died on 20 April 2003 in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.

What was Johnny Douglas's occupation?

Johnny Douglas was a composer, film score composer and musician.

What nationality was Johnny Douglas?

Johnny Douglas was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Johnny Douglas

· Wikidata: Q1702312

· DBpedia: Johnny Douglas (conductor)

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