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Harry Parr Davies(1914-1955)

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  • Writer
  • Composer
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Harry Parr Davies was born on 24 May 1914 in Briton Ferry, Wales, UK. He was a writer and composer, known for The Lisbon Story (1946), How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008). He died on 14 October 1955 in London, England, UK.
BornMay 24, 1914
DiedOctober 14, 1955(41)
BornMay 24, 1914
DiedOctober 14, 1955(41)
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Known for

The Lisbon Story (1946)
The Lisbon Story
6.1
  • Writer(as Harry Parr-Davies)
  • 1946
Jeff Bridges, Kirsten Dunst, Simon Pegg, and Megan Fox in How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
6.4
  • Soundtrack
  • 2008
Asa Butterfield and Jack Scanlon in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
7.7
  • Soundtrack(as Harry Parr-Davies)
  • 2008
Gracie Fields in The Show Goes On (1937)
The Show Goes On
6.1
  • Music Department(as Harry Parr-Davies)
  • 1937

Credits

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Music Department

  • The Glorious Days
    TV Movie
    • original music by
    • 1953
  • Her Excellency (1949)
    Her Excellency
    TV Movie
    • music by
    • 1949
  • George Formby and Polly Ward in George Takes the Air (1938)
    George Takes the Air
    6.3
    • lyricist
    • music (as Harry Parr-Davies, as Harry Parr-Davies)
    • 1938
  • Penny Paradise (1938)
    Penny Paradise
    6.2
    • lyrics: songs
    • music: songs (as Harry Parr-Davies, as Harry Parr-Davies)
    • 1938
  • Lassie from Lancashire (1938)
    Lassie from Lancashire
    6.4
    • songs and lyrics by (as Harry Parr-Davies)
    • 1938
  • George Formby in I See Ice! (1938)
    I See Ice!
    6.0
    • lyricist
    • music (as Harry Parr-Davies, as Harry Parr-Davies)
    • 1938
  • Gracie Fields in The Show Goes On (1937)
    The Show Goes On
    6.1
    • music and lyrics by (as Harry Parr-Davies)
    • 1937

Writer

  • The Lisbon Story (1946)
    The Lisbon Story
    6.1
    • based on the play with music by (as Harry Parr-Davies)
    • 1946

Composer

  • The Lisbon Story (1946)
    The Lisbon Story
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Harry Parr-Davies
  • Born
    • May 24, 1914
    • Briton Ferry, Wales, UK
  • Died
    • October 14, 1955
    • London, England, UK
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote the musical "The Knight Was Bold", performed at the Piccadilly Theatre in London, England, with Adele Dixon, Sonnie Hale and Robert McLachlan in the cast.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Portrayal

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Harry Parr Davies is buried in Oystermouth Cemetery, in Mumbles near Swansea, south Wales. Buried in the same cemetery is the Welsh composer, Morfydd Llwyn Owen (1891-1918), who was the wife of the distinguished Freudian psychoanalyst, Ernest Jones (1879-1958).

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