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Name: Richard Rodney Bennett
Birth Date: 1936
Place of Birth: Kent, England
Nationality: English
Gender: Male
Occupations: composer

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Biography of Richard Rodney Bennett
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Richard Rodney Bennett (born 1936) was one of the most gifted and versatile composers to emerge from Britain's cultural renaissance after World War II, writing for films and television, opera and concert audiences. Richard Rodney Bennett was born in...


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Richard Rodney Bennett Information
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Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, CBE (born March 29, 1936, Broadstairs, Kent, England) is a British composer renowned for his film scores and his jazz performance as much as for his challenging concert works. He has lived in New York City since...


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The Independent - London
ARTS: From opera to cabaret to film scores, Richard Rodney Bennett is master of them all. Edward Seckerson meets a real pro
10/11/1995: 1,557 words, approx. 5 pages
Over at London's Pizza on the Park, Richard Rodney Bennett is singing them sweet and low-down. A little Gershwin, a little Arlen, Porter, Kern, Rodgers and Hart. . . On a good night, he says, "it's like having dinner with your best friend". A...
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The Independent - London
Peake performance For Richard Rodney Bennett, writing the music for Gormenghast was a colossal job. But a sleepless night in New York solved the problem. By Robert Hanks
01/15/2000: 1,214 words, approx. 4 pages
Richard Rodney Bennett is brutal on the subject of writing music for films: "Journalism," he says, dismissively "... a superior form of interior decoration." Ironic, really, since Bennett himself has done more than most to make film music something to be taken seriously. In...
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The New York Observer
Unlucky Jim: Carrey Fails to Thrill
2/25/2007: 1,735 words, approx. 6 pages
I admire Jim Carrey for always trying to break out of his own cage, the career-challenging attempts to remain rich and famous without boring himself to death and still having self-respect. Handsome, versatile and fearless, he thumps along in a constant battle between the moronic...
 


 

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