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Overview

Date of Birth:
29 March 1902, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK more
Date of Death:
8 March 1983, Ischia, Italy more
Mini Biography:
William Walton came from a musical family. He entered Christ Church, Oxford... more
Trivia:
His wife was the Argentinian beauty, Susana Walton. The couple never had... more
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. more
NewsDesk:
(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 Walton

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack, Actor, Self
Composer:
  1. Classic Widows (1995) (TV)
    ... aka Ken Russell's Classic Widows (UK: complete title)

  2. Three Sisters (1970)

  3. Richard III (1955) (as Sir William Walton)

  4. Hamlet (1948)
  5. 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)
  6. Went the Day Well? (1942)
    ... aka 48 Hours (USA)
  7. The First of the Few (1942)
    ... aka Spitfire (USA)
  8. The Foreman Went to France (1942)
    ... aka Somewhere in France
  9. The Next of Kin (1942)
  10. Major Barbara (1941)
    ... aka George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara (UK: complete title)

  11. Stolen Life (1939)
  12. Dreaming Lips (1937)
  13. As You Like It (1936)
  14. Escape Me Never (1935)
Music Department:
  1. 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)
  2. The Tempest (1980) (TV) (composer: title music)
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: The Tempest (USA: video title)
  3. Twelfth Night (1980) (TV) (composer: theme music)
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Twelfth Night (USA: video title)

  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. The First Part of King Henry the Fourth, with the Life and Death of Henry Surnamed Hotspur (1979) (TV) (composer: title music)
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (USA: video title)
  7. Measure for Measure (1979) (TV) (composer: title music)
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Measure for Measure (USA: video title)
  8. Julius Caesar (1979) (TV) (composer: title music)
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Julius Caesar (USA: video title)
  9. 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)
  10. As You Like It (1978) (TV) (composer: title music)
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: As You Like It (USA: video title)
  11. 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)
  12. Romeo & Juliet (1978) (TV) (composer: title music)
    ... aka The Complete Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet (USA: video title)

  13. Battle of Britain (1969) (composer: "Battle In the Air") (as Sir William Walton O.M.)
    ... aka The Battle of Britain (USA: DVD title)
Soundtrack:
  1. "BBC Proms" (1 episode, 2007)
        - Prom 2: Music from Great British Films (2007) TV episode ("Battle In The Air from Battle of Britain (1969)")

  2. Last Action Hero (1993) (writer: "Hamlet")

  3. "The Brady Bunch Hour" (1 episode, 1976)
        - Pilot (1976) TV episode (writer: "Facade")
  4. "Ripping Yarns" (1976) TV series (unknown episodes)

  5. "Civilisation" (1969) TV series (unknown episodes)

  6. 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:
  1. "Wagner" (1983) TV series .... King Friedrich August II of Saxony (unknown episodes)

  2. The Next of Kin (1942) (uncredited) .... Soldier at security briefing
Self:
  1. "The Lively Arts" .... Himself (1 episode, 1978)
        - Walton No 1 (1978) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
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. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography more
Genres:
Drama | War | Comedy | History more
Plot Keywords:
Based On Play | Character Name In Title | William Shakespeare | Murder more

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