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George Mitchell(1917-2002)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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George Mitchell was born on 27 February 1917 in Falkirk, Stirlingshire, UK. He was a composer, known for A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958), Here Come the Huggetts (1948) and BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950). He was married to Dorothy Ogden and Irene Wordley. He died on 27 August 2002 in Codsall, Staffordshire, England, UK.
BornFebruary 27, 1917
DiedAugust 27, 2002(85)
BornFebruary 27, 1917
DiedAugust 27, 2002(85)
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Known for

Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
A Christmas Night with the Stars
5.9
TV Series
  • Music Department
Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
Here Come the Huggetts
6.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1948
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
7.0
TV Series
  • Music Department
Benny Hill in The Benny Hill Show (1955)
The Benny Hill Show
7.7
TV Series
  • Music Department(1958)
  • 1955

Credits

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Music Department



  • The Deaf Blaster!
    Short
    • composer: stock music
    • 2022
  • The Black and White Minstrel Show (1958)
    The Black and White Minstrel Show
    5.2
    TV Series
    • vocal arrangements
    • conductor
    • choral conductor
    • 1958–1978
  • The Morecambe & Wise Show (1968)
    The Morecambe & Wise Show
    8.1
    TV Series
    • vocal arrangement: minstrels
    • 1973
  • Music, Music, Music
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • vocal arrangements
    • 1969
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    7.9
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • vocal arrangements
    • 1968
  • Max Bygraves Meets the Black and White Minstrels
    TV Special
    • conductor
    • vocal arrangements
    • 1965
  • The George Mitchell Choir: Around the World in Song
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1965
  • Benny Hill in A Christmas Night with the Stars (1958)
    A Christmas Night with the Stars
    5.9
    TV Series
    • vocal arrangements: The Black and White Minstrels segment
    • vocal arrangements: The Black and White Minstrel Show segment
    • vocal arrangements: The Black and White Minstrels ...
    • 1959–1964
  • Andy Stewart in The Andy Stewart Show (1963)
    The Andy Stewart Show
    TV Series
    • vocal conductor
    • 1963–1964
  • Dick Whittington
    TV Movie
    • vocal arrangements
    • 1963
  • Kindly Leave the Stage
    TV Movie
    • choral arrangements
    • 1963
  • The Country and Western Show
    TV Series
    • director of music
    • vocal arrangements
    • 1963
  • An Evening with Robert Helpmann
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • vocal arrangements
    • 1963
  • A Song for Europe
    TV Special
    • vocal arrangements
    • 1963
  • The Brockenstein Affair
    TV Movie
    • choral arrangements
    • 1962

Composer



  • Music, Music, Music
    TV Series
    • arranger
    • 1969
  • Henry Hall's Guest Night
    TV Series
    • arranger
    • 1958
  • The Benny Hill Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • arranger
    • 1958

Soundtrack



  • Here Come the Huggetts (1948)
    Here Come the Huggetts
    6.2
    • performer: "Walking Backwards"
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 27, 1917
    • Falkirk, Stirlingshire, UK
  • Died
    • August 27, 2002
    • Codsall, Staffordshire, England, UK
  • Spouses
      Dorothy Ogden1977 - August 27, 2002 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Arranger and choirmaster, he received justified respect in the field of light classical music as leader of the George Mitchell Choir, working largely for the BBC, but also in variety.

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