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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edwin_AstleyEdwin Astley - Wikipedia

    Edwin Thomas "Ted" Astley (12 April 1922 – 19 May 1998) was a British composer. His best known works are British television themes and scores, most notably the main themes for The Saint, Danger Man and The Baron.

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Saint_(Edwin_Astley_song)The Saint (Edwin Astley song) - Wikipedia

    The Saint" is a theme tune for the British spy TV show of the same name composed first as a whistled melody by author Leslie Charteris himself, before being expanded by Edwin Astley 1962, and later Brian Dee, Irving Martin, and Orbital in television and film versions.

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  4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0005951Edwin Astley - IMDb

    1 Photo. Britain's most iconic and prolific composer of music for TV action/adventure in the 1950's and 60's was born in Cheshire, the son of a builder. He dropped out of school to work for a gas oven manufacturer at the tender age of fourteen. Music was in his blood and jazz was a particularly strong influence.

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    • Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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    • Goring, Oxfordshire, England, UK

  5. historyproject.org.uk › interview › edwin-ted-astleyThe British Entertainment History Project | Edwin (Ted) Astley

    May 25, 1993 · BEHP 0284 S Edwin (Ted) Astley synopsis. SIDE 1. Educated at a school in Warrington, which he left at 14. Father was in the building trade and played the cornet in the local brass band. His father also played an instrument called a melodeon which seems to have added to the boy’s musical interest.. Ted started to learn the violin at 9 years of ...

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  7. www.imdb.com › name › nm0005951Edwin Astley - Biography - IMDb

    Overview. Born. April 12, 1922 · Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK. Died. May 19, 1998 · Goring, Oxfordshire, England, UK (undisclosed) Birth name. Edwin Thomas Astley. Mini Bio. Britain's most iconic and prolific composer of music for TV action/adventure in the 1950's and 60's was born in Cheshire, the son of a builder.

    • April 12, 1922
    • May 19, 1998

  8. themusicdictionary.org › composers › edwin-astleyEdwin Astley - composer information, album list, videos ...

    Edwin Astley (1922-1998) was a British composer known for his work on British television themes and scores. He was born in Warrington, Cheshire, and started his career as a music arranger for big bands in the 1940s. After serving in World War II, he returned to the music industry and began writing for films in the 1950s.

  9. www.screenonline.org.uk › people › idBFI Screenonline: Astley, Edwin (1922-1998) Biography

    Astley was the first composer for British television with a familiarity with jazz and other contemporary idioms.