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James Blades(1901-1999)

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  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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James Blades was born on 9 September 1901 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Pen of My Aunt (1960), The Little Sweep (1962) and Shapes and Forms (1950). He died on 19 May 1999 in Cheam, Surrey, England, UK.
BornSeptember 9, 1901
DiedMay 19, 1999(97)
BornSeptember 9, 1901
DiedMay 19, 1999(97)
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Known for

The Pen of My Aunt
TV Series
  • Music Department
The Little Sweep
TV Mini Series
  • Music Department
Shapes and Forms
Short
  • Music Department(as J. Blades)
  • 1950
Scotch
Short
  • Music Department
  • 1968

Credits

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Music Department

  • Scotch
    Short
    • musician: percussion
    • 1968
  • The Burning Fiery Furnace (1968)
    The Burning Fiery Furnace
    TV Movie
    • musician: percussion
    • 1968
  • The Little Sweep
    TV Mini Series
    • musician: percussion
    • 1962
  • The Pen of My Aunt
    TV Series
    • musician: percussion
    • 1960
  • Shapes and Forms
    Short
    • performer: percussion (as J. Blades)
    • 1950

Composer

  • Whistle Stop
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • The Pen of My Aunt
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1960

Soundtrack

  • Jack Hulbert in The Camels Are Coming (1934)
    The Camels Are Coming
    5.6
    • music: "JB Tune" (uncredited)
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • J. Blades
  • Born
    • September 9, 1901
    • Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 19, 1999
    • Cheam, Surrey, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    A percussionist, he was responsible for making the famous gong sound heard at the start of all J. Arthur Rank movies. Various different strongmen were seen in the visuals but the sound was recorded separately.

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