Ernest Irving
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Ernest Irving (6 November 1878 – 24 October 1953) was an English composer and conductor, primarily remembered for his involvement in film music. He composed the score for the Ealing comedy Whisky Galore!, Turned Out Nice Again starring George Formby, Ralph Vaughan Williams dedicated his Sinfonia antartica 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.
Selected filmography
- Escape (1930)
- Birds of Prey (1930)
- A Honeymoon Adventure (1931)
- The Water Gipsies (1932)
- Nine till Six (1932)
- The Sign of Four (1932)
- The Impassive Footman (1932)
- Love on the Spot (1932)
- Autumn Crocus (1934)
- Sing As We Go (1934)
- Lorna Doone (1934)
- Java Head (1934)
- Love, Life and Laughter (1934)
- No Limit (1935)
- Midshipman Easy (1935)
- Death Drives Through (1935)
- Look Up and Laugh (1935)
- Keep Your Seats, Please (1936)
- Whom the Gods Love (1936)
- Queen of Hearts (1936)
- Feather Your Nest (1937)
- Keep Fit (1937)
- The Show Goes On (1937)
- I See Ice (1938)
- The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
- It's in the Air (1938)
- The Ware Case (1938)
- Let's Be Famous (1939)
- Come on George! (1939)
- Trouble Brewing (1939)
- The Four Just Men (1939)
- Young Man's Fancy (1939)
- Return to Yesterday (1940)
- Convoy (1940)
- The Great Mr. Handel (1942)
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
External links
Ernest Irving at the Internet Movie Database
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