Frank Cordell
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Patterns
- Patterns
- Permutations, for four jazz players and small orchestra (1972)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1918-06-01
- Active to
- 1980-07-06
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Frank Cordell (1 June 1918 – 6 July 1980) was a British composer, arranger and conductor, who was actively involved with the Institute of Contemporary Arts. He also composed music under the name Frank Meilleur or Meillear (Meillear being his mother’s maiden name). Musical scores In 1955, Cordell left the BBC to become musical director of HMV Records, known subsequently as EMI, a post held until 1962 when he decided to become a full-time film composer. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Frank+C
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Frank
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Kingston upon Thames
- Place of death
- Hastings
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- Royal Air Force
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- date of death
- 1980-07-06
- date of birth
- 1918-06-01
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
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