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William Walton came from a musical family. He entered Christ Church, Oxford... moreTrivia:
His wife was the Argentinian beauty, Susana Walton. The couple never had... moreAwards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Beyond The Pomp: Sir Reresby Sitwell 1927-2009 (From CultureCatch. 18 April 2009, 1:43 AM, PDT)
Seven Scores: Michael J. Lewis - Upon This Rock
(From Daily Film Music Blog. 4 February 2009, 8:31 AM, PST)
Alternate Names:
Sir William Walton O.M. | Sir William WaltonFilmography
Composer:
- Classic Widows (1995) (TV)
... aka Ken Russell's Classic Widows (UK: complete title) - Three Sisters (1970)
- Richard III (1955) (as Sir William Walton)
- Hamlet (1948)
- The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France (1944)
... aka Henry V (UK: short title)
... aka Henry the Fift (UK: short title) - Went the Day Well? (1942)
... aka 48 Hours (USA) - The First of the Few (1942)
... aka Spitfire (USA) - The Foreman Went to France (1942)
... aka Somewhere in France - The Next of Kin (1942)
- Major Barbara (1941)
... aka George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (UK: complete title) - Stolen Life (1939)
- Dreaming Lips (1937)
- As You Like It (1936)
- Escape Me Never (1935)
Music Department:
- Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980) (TV) (composer: title music)
... aka Hamlet
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (USA: video title) - The Tempest (1980) (TV) (composer: title music)
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Tempest (USA: video title) - Twelfth Night (1980) (TV) (composer: theme music)
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (USA: video title) - The Life of Henry the Fift (1979) (TV) (composer: title music)
... aka The BBC Shakespeare: The Life of Henry the Fifth (UK: complete title)
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry V (USA: video title) - The Second Part of King Henry the Fourth Containing His Death: And the Coronation of King Henry the Fift (1979) (TV) (composer: title music)
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part II (USA: video title) - Henry IV, Part I (1979) (TV) (composer: title music)
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (USA: video title) - Measure for Measure (1979) (TV) (composer: title music)
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (USA: video title) - Julius Caesar (1979) (TV) (composer: title music)
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (USA: video title) - The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight (1979) (TV) (composer: title music)
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry VIII (USA: video title) - As You Like It (1978) (TV) (composer: title music)
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: As You Like It (USA: video title) - King Richard the Second (1978) (TV) (composer: title music)
... aka Richard II
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: King Richard the Second (USA: video title) - Romeo & Juliet (1978) (TV) (composer: title music)
... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (USA: video title) - Battle of Britain (1969) (composer: "Battle In the Air") (as Sir William Walton O.M.)
... aka The Battle of Britain (USA: DVD title)
Soundtrack:
- Last Action Hero (1993) (writer: "Hamlet")
- "Civilisation" (1969) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Major Barbara (1941) (arranger: "How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds", "Onward, Christian Soldiers", "There Is a Happy Land", "Tell me the Old, Old Story")
... aka George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (UK: complete title)
Actor:
- "Wagner" (1983) TV series .... King Friedrich August II of Saxony (unknown episodes)
- The Next of Kin (1942) (uncredited) .... Soldier at security briefing
Self:
- "The Lively Arts" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
- Walton No 1 (1978) TV episode .... Himself
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Composed the score for a 1942 stage production of "Macbeth", a score which is sometimes incorrectly assumed to have been written for a motion picture version of the play. morePublicity Listings:
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