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Nahum Tate(1652-1715)

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Nahum Tate was born in 1652 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a writer, known for Mr. Turner (2014), The Man Who Cried (2000) and Christmas in Wonderland (2006). He died on 12 August 1715 in London, England, UK.
Born1652
DiedAugust 12, 1715
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DiedAugust 12, 1715
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Known for

Timothy Spall in Mr. Turner (2014)
Mr. Turner
6.8
  • Soundtrack("Dido's Lament" from opera "Dido and Aenas")
  • 2014
Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, and John Turturro in The Man Who Cried (2000)
The Man Who Cried
6.1
  • Soundtrack("Dido's Lament")
  • 2000
Christmas in Wonderland (2006)
Christmas in Wonderland
4.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2006
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer

Credits

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Writer

  • Television Theater (1953)
    Television Theater
    7.7
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 2020
  • Dido and Aeneas - Didon et Énée (2009)
    Dido and Aeneas - Didon et Énée
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2009
  • Dido and Aeneas (2009)
    Dido and Aeneas
    6.8
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2009
  • Dido & Aeneas (2005)
    Dido & Aeneas
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2005
  • Didon et Enée (1998)
    Didon et Enée
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1998
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 1995
  • Spenser: Ceremony (1993)
    Spenser: A Savage Place
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • teleplay by
    • 1995
  • Spenser: Ceremony (1993)
    Spenser: The Judas Goat
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • teleplay by
    • 1994
  • Prestige de la musique (1963)
    Prestige de la musique
    TV Series
    • libretto: "Dido and Aeneas"
    • 1971
  • Didona i Enej (1966)
    Didona i Enej
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1966
  • Music on 2 (1965)
    Music on 2
    TV Series
    • libretto
    • 1965

Soundtrack

  • Mike Judge in Beavis and Butt-Head (2022)
    Beavis and Butt-Head
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Dido & Aeneas: When I Am Laid in Earth"
    • 2025
  • William McInnes, Olivia Swann, Tuuli Narkle, Todd Lasance, Sean Sagar, and Mavournee Hazel in NCIS: Sydney (2023)
    NCIS: Sydney
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Soundtrack ("Dido's Lament")
    • 2025
  • Brides of Satan (2020)
    Brides of Satan
    3.1
    • lyrics: "Dido's Lament"
    • 2020
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, Ava Gardner, Rock Hudson, and Lana Turner in Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (2017)
    Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
    6.7
    • Soundtrack ("Dido & Aeneas, Act 3: 'When I Am Laid in Earth' (DIdo)")
    • 2017
  • Sorcha Cusack and Mark Williams in Father Brown (2013)
    Father Brown
    7.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks"
    • 2016
  • The Great Wall (2016)
    The Great Wall
    6.7
    • lyrics: "When I Am Laid In Earth"
    • 2016
  • Penny Dreadful (2014)
    Penny Dreadful
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Dido's Lament " (uncredited)
    • 2015
  • Timothy Spall in Mr. Turner (2014)
    Mr. Turner
    6.8
    • Soundtrack ("Dido's Lament" from opera "Dido and Aenas")
    • 2014
  • Sorrow and Joy (2013)
    Sorrow and Joy
    7.0
    • writer: "When I Am Laid in Earth & Cupid's Dance", "With Drooping Wings"
    • 2013
  • Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer in Kirstie and Phil's Perfect Christmas (2010)
    Kirstie and Phil's Perfect Christmas
    3.8
    TV Mini Series
    • lyrics: "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" (uncredited)
    • 2010
  • Christmas in Wonderland (2006)
    Christmas in Wonderland
    4.7
    • lyrics: "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night"
    • 2006
  • Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You (2002)
    Jeff Buckley: Everybody Here Wants You
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • lyrics: "Dido's Lament" (live '95 from London Meltdown Festival)
    • 2002
  • Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, and John Turturro in The Man Who Cried (2000)
    The Man Who Cried
    6.1
    • Soundtrack ("Dido's Lament")
    • 2000
  • Alyssa Milano and Ice-T in Below Utopia (1997)
    Below Utopia
    4.9
    • lyrics: "While Shepherds Watch Their Flocks"
    • 1997
  • Peter Davison, Carol Drinkwater, Robert Hardy, and Christopher Timothy in All Creatures Great & Small (1978)
    All Creatures Great & Small
    8.4
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks" (uncredited)
    • 1978

Personal details

  • Born
    • 1652
    • Dublin, Ireland
  • Died
    • August 12, 1715
    • London, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Irish librettist, appointed poet laureate on 24 December 1692 in succession to Thomas Shadwell, becoming historiographer royal in 1702.

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