 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Cyril Ornadel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 December 1924 |
| Died | 22 June 2011 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | Royal College of Music |
| Occupation(s) | Conductor, songwriter and composer |
Cyril Ornadel (2 December 1924 – 22 June 2011) was a British conductor, songwriter and composer, chiefly in musical theatre.[1] He worked regularly with David Croft, the television writer, director and producer, as well as Norman Newell and Hal Shaper. He was awarded the Gold Badge of Merit by the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors for services to British Music and won a total of four Ivor Novello Awards.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (Third ed.). Virgin Books. p. 312. ISBN 1-85227-937-0.