Ivor Slaney
Ivor Ernst Slaney (born 27 May 1921 in West Bromwich, d. 20 March 1998, Southampton) was a British composer and conductor, notable for his work in film, television and radio.[1]
Slaney's father Ernst Wallace Slaney was the principal 'cellist in the
In 1935, aged 14, Ivor entered the Royal Artillery in Woolwich and gained a scholarship to the Royal College of Music, where he studied oboe with Léon Goossens and made friends with Malcolm Arnold.[2] During the war he joined up as a musician in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, and afterwards worked for a time as an orchestral player with the London Philharmonic, the Covent Garden Opera House Orchestra and the Boyd Neel Orchestra. He married pianist Mary D Ludlow (known by her stage name Dolores Ventura) in 1948, divorcing her in 1969 and remarrying in 1974.[3]
In later life Ivor Slaney lived in Milford on Sea, Hampshire. Ivor Slaney's son, Adrian E Slaney, was born in 1950. A daughter was born in 1979.
Composition and arrangements
Slaney was the uncredited arranger for many recordings by the
He also wrote the music for several
Slaney arranged 'Non Stop', the theme tune for
References
- ^ "Ivor Slaney". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
- ^ a b Biography, Naxos Records
- ^ a b 'Ivor Slaney', biography at Movie Music International, 15 February 2015
- ^ Philip. L Scowcroft. British Light Music (1997), p. 158