George Posford
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George Posford, né
Benjamin George Ashwell (23 March 1906 in Folkestone
– 24 April 1976 in Worplesdon
), was an English composer.
Film scores
Orchestra
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Benjamin George Ashwell (23 March 1906 in Folkestone
Folkestone
Folkestone is the principal town in the Shepway District of Kent, England. Its original site was in a valley in the sea cliffs and it developed through fishing and its closeness to the Continent as a landing place and trading port. The coming of the railways, the building of a ferry port, and its...
– 24 April 1976 in Worplesdon
Worplesdon
Worplesdon is a village in Surrey, England, located three miles north of Guildford. Worplesdon is also the name of the parish that also includes the settlements of Fairlands, Jacobs Well, Perry Hill, and Wood Street Village. Nearby villages include Pirbright and Deepcut, with significant military...
), was an English composer.
Works
Musical theatre- Goodnight, Vienna (1931)
- BalalaikaBalalaika (musical)Balalaika is a musical play in three acts with book and lyrics by Eric Maschwitz, music by George Posford and Bernard Grun. It opened in London at the Adelphi Theatre on 22 December 1936, starring Muriel Angelus, Roger Treville, Clifford Mollison and Betty Warren, and ran for 569 performances.A...
(1936); co-composed with Bernard Grün - Evangeline (1946 musical) (1946); music also by Harry Jacobson
- Her Excellency (1949); co-composed with Manning SherwinManning SherwinManning Sherwin was an American composer. Born in Philadelphia, Sherwin attended Columbia University before embarking upon a long career in musical theatre and films....
- Zip Goes a MillionZip Goes a MillionZip Goes a Million is a musical with a book and lyrics by Eric Maschwitz and music by George Posford, based on the 1902 novel Brewster's Millions. It premiered in London in 1951, starring George Formby, and ran for 544 performances.-Synopsis:Act I...
(1951) - Happy Holiday (1954)
Film scores
- Goodnight, Vienna (1932)
- The Good CompanionsThe Good Companions (1933 film)The Good Companions is a 1933 comedy film directed by Victor Saville starring Jessie Matthews and John Gielgud. It is based on the novel of the same name.-Cast:* Jessie Matthews - Susie Dean* Edmund Gwenn - Jess Oakroyd* John Gielgud - Inigo Jollifant...
(1933) - BalalaikaBalalaika (film)Balalaika is a 1939 American musical romance film based on the 1936 London stage musical of the same name. Produced by Lawrence Weingarten and directed by Reinhold Schunzel, it starred Nelson Eddy and Ilona Massey....
(1939) - Magyar Melody (1939)
- Full Swing (1942)
Orchestra
- Transatlantic Rhapsody (1942)