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Spike Hughes(1908-1987)

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  • Writer
  • Composer
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Spike Hughes was born on 19 October 1908 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and composer, known for While Nero Fiddled (1944), Anything But Love (1951) and Frankie and Johnny (1950). He was married to Barbara McFadyean. He died on 2 February 1987.
BornOctober 19, 1908
DiedFebruary 2, 1987(78)
BornOctober 19, 1908
DiedFebruary 2, 1987(78)
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Known for

Frances Day and Tommy Trinder in While Nero Fiddled (1944)
While Nero Fiddled
5.3
  • Music Department
  • 1944
Anything But Love
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1951
Frankie and Johnny
TV Movie
  • Music Department
  • 1950
Frankie and Johnny
TV Movie
  • Music Department
  • 1953

Credits

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Music Department

  • Lancashire Coast (1957)
    Lancashire Coast
    6.6
    Short
    • conductor
    • 1957
  • A Letter for Wales (1960)
    Capital Visit
    6.0
    Short
    • conductor
    • 1955
  • Frankie and Johnny
    TV Movie
    • composer: songs
    • 1953
  • Frankie and Johnny
    TV Movie
    • composer: songs
    • 1950
  • Frances Day and Tommy Trinder in While Nero Fiddled (1944)
    While Nero Fiddled
    5.3
    • composer: incidental music
    • 1944

Writer

  • Ivor Novello
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1956
  • Frankie and Johnny
    TV Movie
    • script
    • 1953
  • Anything But Love
    TV Movie
    • writer
    • 1951
  • Frankie and Johnny
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1950

Composer

  • Lancashire Coast (1957)
    Lancashire Coast
    6.6
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • A Letter for Wales (1960)
    Capital Visit
    6.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • A Yank Comes Back (1949)
    A Yank Comes Back
    6.5
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1949

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 19, 1908
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 2, 1987
  • Spouse
    • Barbara McFadyean

Did you know

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    Also a scriptwriter on radio of plays, features and opera, as well as a DJ and broadcaster since 1930, and a writer of TV ballet.

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