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Osian Ellis(1928-2021)

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Osian Ellis was born on 8 February 1928 in Ffynnongroew, Flint, Wales, UK. He was a composer, known for How Green Was My Valley (1975), A Letter from Wales (1953) and The Ghost Sonata (1962). He was married to Rene Jones. He died on 5 January 2021 in Afryn, Pwllheli, Wales, UK.
BornFebruary 8, 1928
DiedJanuary 5, 2021(92)
BornFebruary 8, 1928
DiedJanuary 5, 2021(92)
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Known for

Stanley Baker, Nerys Hughes, Sue Jones-Davies, and Siân Phillips in How Green Was My Valley (1975)
How Green Was My Valley
7.9
TV Mini Series
  • Music Department
A Letter from Wales (1953)
A Letter from Wales
5.0
Short
  • Composer
  • 1953
The Ghost Sonata
7.0
TV Movie
  • Composer
  • 1962
Buried Treasure (1954)
Buried Treasure
TV Series
  • Music Department
  • 1954

Credits

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Music Department

  • Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty, Warwick Davis, Kevin Pollak, Kate Greenfield, Ruth Greenfield, Jean Marsh, Rick Overton, and Pat Roach in Willow (1988)
    Willow
    7.2
    • musician: harp (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Monsignor (1982)
    Monsignor
    5.1
    • musician: harp (uncredited)
    • 1982
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    7.4
    • musician: harp (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • Stanley Baker, Nerys Hughes, Sue Jones-Davies, and Siân Phillips in How Green Was My Valley (1975)
    How Green Was My Valley
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • composer: title music
    • performer: title music
    • 1975–1976
  • Serenade
    TV Series
    • harpist
    • 1959
  • Buried Treasure (1954)
    Buried Treasure
    TV Series
    • harpist
    • 1954–1959

Composer

  • The Ghost Sonata
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • A Letter from Wales (1953)
    A Letter from Wales
    5.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1953

Soundtrack

  • Full House (1972)
    Full House
    5.3
    TV Series
    • performer: "Introduction and Allegro" (uncredited)
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Official sites
    • Discogs
    • France's national library catalogue
  • Born
    • February 8, 1928
    • Ffynnongroew, Flint, Wales, UK
  • Died
    • January 5, 2021
    • Afryn, Pwllheli, Wales, UK(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Rene Jones(her death, 2 children)

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