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Walter Leigh(1905-1942)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Walter Leigh was an English composer who fought in the Second World War and was killed in action at Tobruk (Libya), aged 36. His output includes the overture 'Agincourt', the 'Concertino for Harpsichord (or Piano) and Strings', and 'The Frogs of Aristophanes', for chorus and orchestra. He was killed in action in North Africa, 1942, while serving with the Royal Armoured Corps, 4th Queen's Own Hussars.
BornJune 22, 1905
DiedJune 12, 1942(36)
BornJune 22, 1905
DiedJune 12, 1942(36)
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Known for

His Lordship (1932)
His Lordship
5.7
  • Composer
  • 1932
The Fairy of the Phone (1936)
The Fairy of the Phone
6.9
Short
  • Composer
  • 1936
The Fourth Estate: A Film of a British Newspaper
  • Composer
  • 1940
A Colour Box (1935)
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
5.6
Short
  • Composer
  • 1934

Credits

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  • Jolly Roger
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • The Fourth Estate: A Film of a British Newspaper
    • Composer
    • 1940
  • Squadron 992 (1940)
    Squadron 992
    6.4
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1940
  • Table d'Hote
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1939
  • Dawn of Iran
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1938
  • The Face of Scotland (1938)
    The Face of Scotland
    6.1
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1938
  • Rush Hour
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1938
  • Daisy Bell Comes to Town
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1937
  • The Fairy of the Phone (1936)
    The Fairy of the Phone
    6.9
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1936
  • 6.30 Collection (1934)
    6.30 Collection
    4.9
    Short
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • A Colour Box (1935)
    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
    5.6
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1934
  • A Colour Box (1935)
    The Song of Ceylon
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1934
  • His Lordship (1932)
    His Lordship
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1932

Music Department



  • A Word in Your Eye
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1949
  • Rainbow Dance (1936)
    Rainbow Dance
    6.6
    Short
    • composer: title music (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Weather Forecast (1934)
    Weather Forecast
    6.0
    Short
    • composer: end title music (uncredited)
    • 1934

Soundtrack



  • Men of the Alps
    Short
    • arranger: "Piano Pieces" (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Weather Forecast (1934)
    Weather Forecast
    6.0
    Short
    • music: "Foxtrot" (uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 22, 1905
    • Wimbledon, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 12, 1942
    • Tobruk, Libya(killed in action, World War II)
  • Spouse
    • Marion? - June 12, 1942 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    He wrote for the revue, "This World Is Ours," at the Gate Theatre Studio in London, England with Hermione Gingold, Charlotte Leigh, Hedley Briggs, Tony Forwood, Michael Anthony, Googie Withers, Peter Borrett, and Rosalind Iden in the cast. Norman Marshall was director. Hedley Briggs was designer. Ronald Hill, Diana Morgan, Robert MacDermot, Geoffrey Wright, Herbert Farjeon, Holt Marvell, and Robert Hamer were the writers.

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