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Harold Purcell(1907-1977)

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  • Writer
  • Composer
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Harold Purcell was born on 9 December 1907 in Lewisham, London, England, UK. He was a writer and composer, known for The Lisbon Story (1946), Let's Make Up (1954) and The Lady Is a Square (1959). He was married to Iris May L Boon. He died on 28 May 1977 in Worthing, Sussex, England, UK.
BornDecember 9, 1907
DiedMay 28, 1977(69)
BornDecember 9, 1907
DiedMay 28, 1977(69)
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Known for

The Lisbon Story (1946)
The Lisbon Story
6.1
  • Music Department
  • 1946
Errol Flynn, David Farrar, Kathleen Harrison, and Anna Neagle in Let's Make Up (1954)
Let's Make Up
5.2
  • Writer
  • 1954
Frankie Vaughan in The Lady Is a Square (1959)
The Lady Is a Square
5.8
  • Writer
  • 1959
Sam Goes Shopping
7.8
Short
  • Writer(as H.V. Purcell)
  • 1939

Credits

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Music Department

  • William Tell (1958)
    William Tell
    7.2
    TV Series
    • lyrics: theme song
    • 1959
  • The Glorious Days
    TV Movie
    • lyrics by
    • 1953
  • Here Come the Boys
    TV Series
    • lyrics by
    • 1948–1950
  • Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert in Under the Counter (1949)
    Under the Counter
    TV Movie
    • lyrics by
    • 1949
  • Nightbeat (1947)
    Nightbeat
    6.2
    • lyrics by
    • 1947
  • The Lisbon Story (1946)
    The Lisbon Story
    6.1
    • lyrics
    • 1946
  • Magyar Melody (1939)
    Magyar Melody
    TV Movie
    • lyrics by
    • 1939

Writer

  • Little Blue (1976)
    Little Blue
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • creator
    • 1976
  • Frankie Vaughan in The Lady Is a Square (1959)
    The Lady Is a Square
    5.8
    • screenplay
    • 1959
  • How to Sell Your Husband a Washing Machine
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1956
  • Errol Flynn, David Farrar, Kathleen Harrison, and Anna Neagle in Let's Make Up (1954)
    Let's Make Up
    5.2
    • book for musical play "The Glorious Days"
    • 1954
  • The Glorious Days
    TV Movie
    • book
    • 1953
  • The Lisbon Story (1946)
    The Lisbon Story
    6.1
    • based on the play with music by
    • 1946
  • Their Invisible Inheritance (1945)
    Their Invisible Inheritance
    5.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1945
  • St. Paul's Cathedral
    Short
    • narrative
    • 1943
  • Out of the Box
    Short
    • story
    • 1942
  • Song of the Clyde
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1942
  • Sam Goes Shopping
    7.8
    Short
    • writer (as H.V. Purcell)
    • 1939

Composer

  • Highland Fling
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • H.V. Purcell
  • Born
    • December 9, 1907
    • Lewisham, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 28, 1977
    • Worthing, Sussex, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Iris May L Boon1932 - May 28, 1977 (his death)
  • Other works
    Playwright: "The Lisbon Story" (filmed as The Lisbon Story (1946)).
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father: Joseph George Purcell; Mother: Mary Ann Isabella Lord.

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