- Born
- Died
- Birth nameKenneth Victor Jones
- Kenneth V. Jones was born on May 14, 1924 in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Four Desperate Men (1959), Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) and The Brain (1962). He died on December 2, 2020.
- Studied music and philosophy at Queen's College, Oxford. From 1947, he spent three years at the Royal College of Music and was named a professor of music in 1958.
- Composer, founder and original conductor of The Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra.
- Coached Ava Gardner to play the piano and taught Jimmy Galway to sight read.
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
