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- Birth nameRobert Joseph Farnon
- Robert Farnon was born on July 24, 1917 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a composer, known for The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), His Majesty O'Keefe (1954) and Bear Island (1979). He was married to Patricia Smith. He died on April 23, 2005 in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.
- SpousePatricia Smith(August 13, 1963 - April 23, 2005) (his death, 7 children)
- Children
- RelativesBrian Farnon(Sibling)Dennis Farnon(Sibling)Charmian Carr(Niece or Nephew)Darleen Carr(Niece or Nephew)Thomas Farnon(Grandchild)Shannon Farnon(Niece or Nephew)
- Ex-brother-in-law of Rita Oehmen.
- Commanded and led the Canadian Army Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force 1944-1945.
- He and his wife had five sons and two daughters.
- On Guernsey, he was a keen photographer and chairman of the local softball association.
- While still in his teens, Farnon played lead trumpet in the CBC Orchestra and did vocal arrangements. He became a prominent composer of light orchestral music for radio, film, and TV, and worked with such stars as Tony Bennett, Jose Carreras, Sarah Vaughan, and Frank Sinatra. Film music composers Henry Mancini and John Williams have acknowledged his influence on their work.
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