Person · Open Library
- Works
- 19
Top works
- More old Time Dance
- Samba and conga and tango and rumba with Dorothy and Victor Silvester
- Sequence Dancing
- Modern Ballroom Dancing. Revised Edition
- Dancing is my life, an autobiography
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1900-02-25
- Active to
- 1978-08-14
jazz
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11,533
- Total plays
- 54,145
Tags
Big Bandjazz20er Jahreunder 2000 listenersUK
He's the BEST! Born 25th February 1900 in Wembley, Middlesex. In turns he became a dancer, author , musician and dance band leader. Very influential in the development of ballroom dancing in the first half of the 20th century, eventually selling over 75 million records between the 1930s and into the 1980s. Second son of a vicar, attended various schools , none of which he liked - joined the Army September 1916, claiming to be 20 although only 16. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Victor+Silves
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Victor
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Wembley
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Intocht van Victor Silvester in Blokker t.g.v. het muziekfestival, Bestanddeelnr 910-3533 (cropped).jpg
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1900-02-25
- date of death
- 1978-08-14
- place of burial
- Golders Green Crematorium
- dance style
- ballroom dance
Sources (2)
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Works in European collections
8 objects attributed to Victor Silvester, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
