Roy Douglas
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For the British political activist and author, see Roy Douglas (academic).
Richard Roy Douglas (12 December 1907 – 23 March 2015) was an English composer, pianist and arranger. He worked as musical assistant to Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Walton, and Richard Addinsell, made well-known orchestrations of works such as Les Sylphides (based on piano pieces by Chopin) and Addinsell's Warsaw Concerto, and wrote a quantity of original music.
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Birth name | Richard Roy Douglas |
Born | (1907-12-12)12 December 1907 Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
Died | 23 March 2015(2015-03-23) (aged 107) Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, arranger |
Instrument(s) | Piano |
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