Kennedy Russell

{{Short description|British composer of film scores (1883–1954)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Kennedy Russell | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = 15 September 1883 | birth_place = | death_date = 1 March 1954 (aged 70) | death_place = Barnet, Hertfordshire, England<ref>{{cite web |title=Death record |url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?r=208897649:5207&d=bmd_1653949805 |website=FreeBMD |access-date=19 August 2022}}</ref> | other_names = | occupation = Composer | years_active = 1935–1952 (film) }} '''Kennedy Russell''' (15 September 1883 – 1 March 1954)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/9a7c858c-2bd1-4840-a9c4-764109d65ebe|title=Kennedy Russell - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News - BBC Music|website=BBC}}{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> was a British composer of film scores. He was employed by British National Films during the Second World War, and died aged 70 in 1954.<ref>McFarlane p.181</ref>

==Filmography== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * ''Jimmy Boy'' (1935) * ''Birds of a Feather'' (1936) * ''Sunshine Ahead'' (1936) * ''Men of Yesterday'' (1936) * ''Hearts of Humanity'' (1936) * ''The Song of the Road'' (1937) * ''Talking Feet'' (1937) * ''Riding High'' (1937) * ''The Academy Decides'' (1937) * ''Stepping Toes'' (1938) * ''Secret Journey'' (1939) * ''What Would You Do, Chums?'' (1939) * ''Laugh It Off'' (1940) * ''Old Mother Riley in Society'' (1940) * ''Old Mother Riley in Business'' (1941) * ''Crook's Tour'' (1941) * ''Old Mother Riley's Ghosts'' (1941) * ''Old Mother Riley's Circus'' (1941) * ''The Common Touch'' (1941) * ''Those Kids from Town'' (1942) * ''Let the People Sing'' (1942) * ''Salute John Citizen'' (1942) * ''Asking for Trouble'' (1942) * ''We'll Smile Again'' (1942) * ''When We Are Married'' (1943) * ''Old Mother Riley Detective'' (1943) * ''Theatre Royal'' (1943) * ''The Dummy Talks'' (1943) * ''The Shipbuilders'' (1943) * ''Dreaming'' (1944) * ''Give Me the Stars'' (1945) * ''Here Comes the Sun'' (1946) * ''The Grand Escapade'' (1947) * ''Nothing Venture'' (1948) * ''The Dragon of Pendragon Castle'' (1950) * ''The Second Mate'' (1950) * ''Judgment Deferred'' (1952) {{div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==Bibliography== * Brian McFarlane. ''Lance Comfort''. Manchester University Press, 1999.

==External links== *{{IMDb name|0751270}}

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