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Alwyn was married first to Olive Mary Audrey (Pull). [15] [16] He died in Southwold , Suffolk, in 1985. Alwyn was survived by his second wife, the composer Doreen Carwithen .
William Alwyn was born in Northampton on the 7 th November 1905, and died in Southwold Suffolk on 11 th September 1985 just two months short of what would have been his eightieth birthday. He began his musical studies in 1920 aged just fifteen studying flute, piano, and composition at London’s Royal Academy of Music where in 1926, at the age ...
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William Alwyn. (great-grandfather) Joseph Matthew Alwyn (born 21 February 1991) is an English actor. Alwyn made his feature film debut as the titular character in Ang Lee 's 2016 war drama Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk and has since played roles in films such as The Favourite (2018), Boy Erased (2018), Mary Queen of Scots (2018), and Harriet ...
Doreen Mary Carwithen (15 November 1922 – 5 January 2003) was a British composer of classical and film music. She was also known as Mary Alwyn following her marriage to William Alwyn . Doreen Carwithen by Alec Davison (with permission of the William Alwyn Foundation) Biography.
Life and music. William Alwyn was born in Northampton, where he showed an early interest in music and began to learn to play the piccolo. At the age of 15 he entered the Royal Academy of Music in London where he studied flute and composition. He was a virtuoso flautist and for a time was a flautist with the London Symphony Orchestra. [3]
With his wife, Olive Mary Audrey (Pull), his son is director and producer Jonathan Alwyn, his grandson is documentary filmmaker Richard Alwyn, and his great-grandson is actor Joe Alwyn. He was born William Alwyn Smith, the son of Ada Tyler (Tompkins) and William James Smith.
Biography. William Alwyn was born in Northampton on the 7th November 1905, and died in Southwold Suffolk on 11th September 1985. He began his musical studies in 1920, studying flute, piano, and composition at London’s Royal Academy of Music - where in 1926, he was appointed Professor of Composition; a position that he was to retain for almost ...
