Under his real name, Bruce Montgomery (1921-1978) wrote concert music and the scores for almost 50 feature films, including some of the most enduring British comedies of the twentieth century. In this first biography of Montgomery, David Whittle draws on interviews with people who knew the writer and composer. These interviews, together with in-depth research, provide great insight into the development of Montgomery as a crime fiction writer and as a composer in the ever-demanding world of films.
Under his real name, Bruce Montgomery (1921-1978) wrote concert music and the scores for almost 50 feature films, including some of the most enduring British comedies of the twentieth century. In this first biography of Montgomery, David Whittle draws on interviews with people who knew the writer and composer. These interviews, together with in-depth research, provide great insight into the development of Montgomery as a crime fiction writer and as a composer in the ever-demanding world of films.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
David Whittle was Head Chorister at Peterborough Cathedral and studied Music at the University of Nottingham where he completed a PhD on Bruce Montgomery. He has contributed to publications such as The New Dictionary of National Biography, The Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing and Irish Musical Studies. He is Director of Music at Leicester Grammar School, UK.
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Contents: Introduction Daydreaming child with nice manners: 1921-1928 An intellectual snob: 1928-1940 A seminal moment: 1940-1943 What a bloody business: 1943-1945 You mustn't mind if I pay for it: music and novels 1945-1952 It ought to go off all right: music 1948-1950 I still think it isn't half bad: music 1951-1952 The home of lost corpses: novels 1947-1948 Mania for needless impostures: novels 1950-1953 A genuine unforced enthusiasm: films 1948-1962 Complicated by downright panic: films 1958-1962 Much engrossed with doom: anthologies 1954-1966 I've become an immobilist: 1950-1962 A sort of slack sabbatical: 1962-1976 A full scale replica of Chatsworth: 1962-1976 Slightly low water: 1959-1970 High time I was under new management: 1957-1976 The bonelessness of the short-distance funner: 1974-1978 Postcript Appendices Bibliography Index.
Contents: Introduction Daydreaming child with nice manners: 1921-1928 An intellectual snob: 1928-1940 A seminal moment: 1940-1943 What a bloody business: 1943-1945 You mustn't mind if I pay for it: music and novels 1945-1952 It ought to go off all right: music 1948-1950 I still think it isn't half bad: music 1951-1952 The home of lost corpses: novels 1947-1948 Mania for needless impostures: novels 1950-1953 A genuine unforced enthusiasm: films 1948-1962 Complicated by downright panic: films 1958-1962 Much engrossed with doom: anthologies 1954-1966 I've become an immobilist: 1950-1962 A sort of slack sabbatical: 1962-1976 A full scale replica of Chatsworth: 1962-1976 Slightly low water: 1959-1970 High time I was under new management: 1957-1976 The bonelessness of the short-distance funner: 1974-1978 Postcript Appendices Bibliography Index.
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