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Peter Greenwell(1929-2006)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Writer
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Peter Greenwell was born on 12 August 1929 in Hampton-in-Arden, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK. He was a composer and writer, known for The Boy Friend (1971), Song by Song (1977) and Up the Front (1972). He died on 4 June 2006 in Denia, Spain.
BornAugust 12, 1929
DiedJune 4, 2006(76)
BornAugust 12, 1929
DiedJune 4, 2006(76)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

The Boy Friend (1971)
The Boy Friend
6.8
  • Music Department
  • 1971
Song by Song (1977)
Song by Song
6.3
TV Series
  • Music Department
Up the Front (1972)
Up the Front
4.6
  • Music Department
  • 1972
Twenty Minutes South
TV Movie
  • Composer
  • 1955

Credits

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Music Department



  • Song by Song (1977)
    Song by Song
    6.3
    TV Series
    • arrangements: Gershwin medleys
    • 1977
  • Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1974)
    Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
    4.7
    • conductor
    • 1974
  • Danny La Rue and Alfred Marks in Our Miss Fred (1972)
    Our Miss Fred
    5.3
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1972
  • Up the Front (1972)
    Up the Front
    4.6
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1972
  • The Boy Friend (1971)
    The Boy Friend
    6.8
    • music associate
    • 1971
  • The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
    The Virgin Soldiers
    6.1
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1969
  • It's Ragtime!
    TV Series
    • musical arrangements
    • 1969
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    7.9
    TV Series
    • additional music
    • 1968
  • Horizon (1964)
    Horizon
    8.5
    TV Series
    • music: stills sequences
    • 1968
  • The Long Cocktail Party
    TV Movie
    • music arranged and conducted by
    • 1966
  • Alan Bennett in BBC 3 (1965)
    BBC 3
    4.2
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1966
  • The Long Garden Party
    TV Movie
    • music arranged and conducted by
    • 1964
  • Benbow Was His Name
    TV Movie
    • music arranged by
    • 1964
  • Steam, Sanctity and Song (1963)
    Steam, Sanctity and Song
    TV Movie
    • music arranger
    • 1963

Composer



  • Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1974)
    Don't Just Lie There, Say Something!
    4.7
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • Danny La Rue and Alfred Marks in Our Miss Fred (1972)
    Our Miss Fred
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Up the Front (1972)
    Up the Front
    4.6
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • The Virgin Soldiers (1969)
    The Virgin Soldiers
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Paul Scofield, and Anna Calder-Marshall in ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1969)
    ITV Saturday Night Theatre
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • For Amusement Only
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Victoria Regina (1964)
    Victoria Regina
    6.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Twenty Minutes South
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1955

Writer



  • Song by Song (1977)
    Song by Song
    6.3
    TV Series
    • special material
    • 1978–1980
  • Golden Gala (1978)
    Golden Gala
    TV Special
    • script
    • 1978
  • Twenty Minutes South
    TV Movie
    • devised by
    • 1955

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 12, 1929
    • Hampton-in-Arden, Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • June 4, 2006
    • Denia, Spain
  • Other works
    Caryl Brahms, Ned Sherrin, and his play, "The Mitford Girls," was performed in a 1981 Chichester Festival Production at the Globe Theatre in London, England with Patricia Hodge, Lucy Fenwick, Colette Gleeson, Patricia Michael, Gay Soper, Julia Sutton, and Oz Clarke in the cast. Patrick Garland was director.

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  • Trivia
    A more than competent pianist and composer, Peter Greenwell was best known for his renditions of the songs of Noel Coward.

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