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Guy Woolfenden(1937-2016)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Guy Woolfenden was born on 12 July 1937 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Work Is a Four Letter Word (1968), Secrets (1983) and BBC Play of the Month (1965). He was married to Jane Aldrick. He died on 15 April 2016 in the UK.
BornJuly 12, 1937
DiedApril 15, 2016(78)
BornJuly 12, 1937
DiedApril 15, 2016(78)
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Known for

Work Is a Four Letter Word (1968)
Work Is a Four Letter Word
5.3
  • Composer
  • 1968
Secrets (1983)
Secrets
6.0
  • Composer
  • 1983
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
BBC Play of the Month
7.1
TV Series
  • Composer
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1969)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
6.5
  • Composer
  • 1969

Credits

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Composer

  • Performance (1991)
    Performance
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1992
  • Othello
    Video
    • music composed by
    • 1990
  • Theatre Night (1985)
    Theatre Night
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1990
  • Conquest of the South Pole (1989)
    Conquest of the South Pole
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1989
  • Heart of the Country (1987)
    Heart of the Country
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • What a Way to Run a Revolution
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Secrets (1983)
    Secrets
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1983
  • The English Programme (1976)
    The English Programme
    4.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • Judi Dench and Ian McKellen in Macbeth (1979)
    Macbeth
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • The Comedy of Errors (1978)
    The Comedy of Errors
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1978
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1976–1977
  • Antony and Cleopatra (1974)
    Antony and Cleopatra
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1974
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1969)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1969
  • Work Is a Four Letter Word (1968)
    Work Is a Four Letter Word
    5.3
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
    Thirty-Minute Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1968

Music Department

  • Heart of the Country (1987)
    Heart of the Country
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • conductor
    • 1987
  • Secrets (1983)
    Secrets
    6.0
    • conductor
    • 1983
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    7.1
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1976
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1969)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    6.5
    • conductor
    • 1969
  • Work Is a Four Letter Word (1968)
    Work Is a Four Letter Word
    5.3
    • conductor
    • 1968
  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    7.3
    TV Series
    • music
    • 1966
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1964

Actor

  • A Midsummer Night's Dream (1969)
    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    6.5
    • Musician
    • 1969

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Record company
  • Born
    • July 12, 1937
    • Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 15, 2016
    • UK
  • Spouse
    • Jane AldrickSeptember 1962 - April 15, 2016 (his death, 3 children)
  • Relatives
    • Freya Woolfenden(Grandparent)
  • Other works
    His theatre credits include: composer and musical director for "Henry IV Part 1" by William Shakespeare (1964, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, UK, directed by Peter Hall , John Barton and Clifford Williams ).

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    Father of Richard Woolfenden and Stephen Woolfenden

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