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Thomas Beecham(1879-1961)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Soundtrack
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Thomas Beecham in L'heure du concert (1954)
Thomas Beecham was born on 29 April 1879 in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK. He was an actor, known for The Red Shoes (1948), Atonement (2007) and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951). He was married to Shirley Hudson, Betty Humby-Beecham and Utica Celestia Welles. He died on 8 March 1961 in London, England, UK.
BornApril 29, 1879
DiedMarch 8, 1961(81)
BornApril 29, 1879
DiedMarch 8, 1961(81)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Moira Shearer in The Red Shoes (1948)
The Red Shoes
8.1
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1948
Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in Atonement (2007)
Atonement
7.8
  • Soundtrack(as Sir Thomas Beecham)
  • 2007
Moira Shearer and Ludmilla Tchérina in The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
The Tales of Hoffmann
7.1
  • Music Department(as Sir Thomas Beecham Bart.)
  • 1951
Le Mirage (1992)
Le Mirage
6.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 1992

Credits

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Music Department

  • Honeymoon (1959)
    Honeymoon
    6.2
    • conductor (as Sir Thomas Beecham)
    • 1959
  • Moira Shearer and Ludmilla Tchérina in The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
    The Tales of Hoffmann
    7.1
    • conductor (as Sir Thomas Beecham Bart.)
    • 1951
  • Moira Shearer in The Red Shoes (1948)
    The Red Shoes
    8.1
    • conductor: ballet music (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Jean-Pierre Aumont, Joan Hopkins, and Cecil Parker in Affairs of a Rogue (1948)
    Affairs of a Rogue
    6.0
    • conductor (as Sir Thomas Beecham)
    • 1948
  • The Gods Go a-Begging
    TV Movie
    • music arranged by (as Sir Thomas Beecham)
    • 1946
  • Mozart (1936)
    Mozart
    5.9
    • conductor (as Sir Thomas Beecham Bart)
    • 1936

Actor

  • Stereophony
    Podcast Series
    • Conducted By (voice)
    • 1959
  • Moira Shearer and Ludmilla Tchérina in The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
    The Tales of Hoffmann
    7.1
    • Thomas Beecham (uncredited)
    • 1951

Soundtrack

  • Leonie Benesch in The Teachers' Lounge (2023)
    The Teachers' Lounge
    7.4
    • performer: "Ouvertüre - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 21" (as Sir Thomas Beecham)
    • 2023
  • A Time There Was: Stories from the Last Days of Kenya Colony (2009)
    A Time There Was: Stories from the Last Days of Kenya Colony
    8.0
    • performer: "Over the Hills and Far Away"
    • 2009
  • The Windmill Movie (2008)
    The Windmill Movie
    6.1
    • performer: "Parle-moi de ma mère"
    • 2008
  • Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in Atonement (2007)
    Atonement
    7.8
    • performer: "O Soave Fanciulla, O Dolce Viso" (as Sir Thomas Beecham)
    • 2007
  • Shirley MacLaine, Gary Sinise, Joey Lauren Adams, Kathy Bates, and Alex D. Linz in Bruno (2000)
    Bruno
    6.0
    • Soundtrack ("Hallelujah Chorus")
    • 2000
  • Le Mirage (1992)
    Le Mirage
    6.9
    • performer: "Symphonie en Ut"
    • 1992
  • Raafat Al Haggan (1988)
    Raafat Al Haggan
    8.4
    TV Series
    • performer: "Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea And Sinbad's Ship"
    • 1988
  • Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett in The Two Ronnies (1971)
    The Two Ronnies
    7.8
    TV Series
    • performer: "At the Castle Gate" from the Pelléas et Mélisande Suitec (as Sir Thomas Beecham, uncredited)
    • 1975
  • The Sky at Night (1957)
    The Sky at Night
    8.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "At the Castle Gate" (as Sir Thomas Beecham)
    • 1957
  • Moira Shearer and Ludmilla Tchérina in The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
    The Tales of Hoffmann
    7.1
    • Soundtrack
    • arranger: "The Tales of Hoffmann, A Fantastic Opera" (as Sir Thomas Beecham Bart., "The Tales of Hoffmann, A Fantastic Opera")
    • 1951
  • Moira Shearer in The Red Shoes (1948)
    The Red Shoes
    8.1
    • performer: "The Ballet of The Red Shoes"
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Sir Thomas Beecham Bart
  • Born
    • April 29, 1879
    • St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 8, 1961
    • London, England, UK(cerebral thrombosis)
  • Spouses
      Shirley Hudson1959 - March 8, 1961 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Portrayals
    • 6 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His eldest son Adrian Welles Beecham succeeded him in the baronetcy.
  • Quotes
    [To lady cellist playing badly at rehearsal] "Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands - and all you can do is scratch it."

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