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- Birth nameCecil Armstrong Gibbs
- Armstrong Gibbs was born on August 10, 1889 in Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Lorna Doone (1934), Midsummer Madness (1937) and Baby Genius (2001). He was married to Honor Mary Mitchell. He died on May 12, 1960 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK.
- SpouseHonor Mary Mitchell(April 4, 1918 - 1958) (her death, 2 children)
- Gibbs was born and raised in The Vineyards, a Georgian mansion in Great Baddow. The mansion was demolished in 1965, and replaced by an apartment building called Marrable House, which lasted until its demolition in 2016.
- Queen Elizabeth II requested Gibbs's work "The Dusk Waltz" to be performed on her 18th birthday, in 1944.
- Gibbs married at All Saints' Church in Notting Hill, London, England.
- Gibbs hated his first name, Cecil, so he went professionally by "Armstrong Gibbs".
- Gibbs' son, David Michael Hamilton Gibbs (1919-1943), was a Captain in the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines unit of the Essex Regiment; David was killed in action while fighting in the Sangro River of Italy on November 18, 1943, at the age of 24, and was buried at Sangro River War Cemetery. In memory of his son, Gibbs composed his third symphony: "Westmorland".
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