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Billy Ternent(1899-1977)

  • Music Department
  • Actor
  • Composer
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Billy Ternent was born on 10 October 1899 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for She Shall Have Music (1935), The Rosalina Neri Show (1959) and The Anne Shelton Show (1958). He died on 23 March 1977 in the UK.
BornOctober 10, 1899
DiedMarch 23, 1977(77)
BornOctober 10, 1899
DiedMarch 23, 1977(77)
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Known for

June Clyde and Jack Hylton in She Shall Have Music (1935)
She Shall Have Music
5.6
  • Music Department(as Bill Ternant)
  • 1935
The Rosalina Neri Show
TV Series
  • Music Department(as Billy Ternent and His Orchestra)
The Anne Shelton Show
TV Series
  • Music Department(as Billy Ternent and His Orchestra)
Honest (2000)
Honest
4.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2000

Credits

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Music Department

  • The Good Old Days (1953)
    The Good Old Days
    6.8
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1961–1975
  • Ace of Clubs
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1970
  • Frost on Saturday (1968)
    Frost on Saturday
    7.0
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1968
  • Comedy Playhouse (1961)
    Comedy Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • conductor: incidental music (as Bill Ternant)
    • 1965
  • East Lynne
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1964
  • Sammy Davis Jr., Nat 'King' Cole, Shirley Eaton, and Queen Elizabeth II in The Royal Variety Show (1960)
    The Royal Variety Show
    8.9
    TV Special
    • musical director
    • 1960
  • The Rosalina Neri Show
    TV Series
    • music performers
    • musical director (as Billy Ternent and His Orchestra)
    • 1959
  • Dickie Henderson in The Dickie Henderson Half-Hour (1958)
    The Dickie Henderson Half-Hour
    TV Series
    • music performers (as Billy Ternent and His Orchestra)
    • 1958–1959
  • The Anne Shelton Show
    TV Series
    • music performers (as Billy Ternent and His Orchestra)
    • 1959
  • Living It Up
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1958
  • Jack Hylton's Monday Show
    TV Series
    • music director
    • 1958
  • Arthur Askey and Sabrina in Before Your Very Eyes (1952)
    Before Your Very Eyes
    4.4
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1957
  • Double Six
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1957
  • Together Again
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • 1957
  • The Music Box
    TV Series
    • music performers (as Billy Ternent and His Orchestra)
    • 1957

Actor

  • The Cyril Fletcher Show
    TV Series
    • Billy Ternent and His Orchestra
    • 1959
  • Together Again
    TV Series
    • Billy Ternent and His Orchestra
    • 1957
  • The Music Box
    TV Series
    • 1957
  • Out of the Bandbox
    Short
    • 1953

Composer

  • Ramsbottom Rides Again (1956)
    Ramsbottom Rides Again
    5.0
    • Composer
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Billy Ternent and His Orchestra
  • Born
    • October 10, 1899
    • Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 23, 1977
    • UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He was a British orchestra leader, popular from the 1940s to the 1970s.

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