Biography for
Robert Farnon

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Date of Birth

24 July 1917, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Date of Death

23 April 2005, Guernsey, Channel Islands (natural causes)

Birth Name

Robert Joseph Farnon

Spouse

Patricia Smith

(? - 23 April 2005) (his death) 7 children

Trivia

Brother of Brian Farnon and Dennis Farnon

Ex-brother-in-law of Rita Oehmen.

Uncle of Shannon Farnon, Charmian Carr and Darleen Carr.

Commanded and led the Canadian Army Band of the Allied Expeditionary Force 1944-1945.

He and his wife had five sons and two daughters.

On Guernsey, he was a keen photographer and chairman of the local softball association.

While still in his teens, Farnon played lead trumpet in the CBC Orchestra and did vocal arrangements. He became a prominent composer of light orchestral music for radio, film, and TV, and worked with such stars as Tony Bennett, Jose Carreras, Sarah Vaughan, and Frank Sinatra. Film music composers Henry Mancini and John Williams have acknowledged his influence on their work.

Father of David Farnon

He was awarded the C.M. (Member of the Order of Canada) on October 23, 1997 for his services to music.

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