Thomas Beecham(1879-1961)

Music Department
Actor
Soundtrack

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Thomas Beecham in L'heure du concert (1954)

Thomas Beecham was born on 29 April 1879 in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Les chaussons rouges (1948), Reviens-moi (2007) and Les contes d'Hoffmann (1951). He was married to Shirley Hudson, Betty Humby-Beecham and Utica Celestia Welles. He died on 8 March 1961 in London, England, UK.

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Awards
- 1 win total

Known for

Moira Shearer in Les chaussons rouges (1948)

Les chaussons rouges

8.1

Music Department(uncredited)

1948

Keira Knightley and James McAvoy in Reviens-moi (2007)

7.8

Soundtrack(as Sir Thomas Beecham)

2007

Moira Shearer and Ludmilla Tchérina in Les contes d'Hoffmann (1951)

Les contes d'Hoffmann

7.1

Music Department(as Sir Thomas Beecham Bart.)

1951

Le mirage (1992)

6.9

Soundtrack

1992

Credits

Music Department

Lune de miel
6.1
- conductor (as Sir Thomas Beecham)
- 1959
Les contes d'Hoffmann
7.1
- conductor (as Sir Thomas Beecham Bart.)
- 1951
Les chaussons rouges
8.1
- conductor: ballet music (uncredited)
- 1948
Le destin de Léopold 1er
6.0
- conductor (as Sir Thomas Beecham)
- 1948
The Gods Go a-Begging
TV Movie
- music arranged by (as Sir Thomas Beecham)
- 1946
Mozart
5.9
- conductor (as Sir Thomas Beecham Bart)
- 1936

Actor

Soundtrack

La salle des profs
7.4
- performer: "Ouvertüre - Ein Sommernachtstraum, op. 21" (as Sir Thomas Beecham)
- 2023
The Windmill Movie
6.0
- performer: "Parle-moi de ma mère"
- 2008
Reviens-moi
7.8
- performer: "O Soave Fanciulla, O Dolce Viso" (as Sir Thomas Beecham)
- 2007
Bruno
6.0
- Soundtrack ("Hallelujah Chorus")
- 2000
Le mirage
6.9
- performer: "Symphonie en Ut"
- 1992
Raafat Al Haggan
8.4
TV Series
- performer: "Scheherazade, Op. 35: I. The Sea And Sinbad's Ship"
- 1988
The Two Ronnies
7.8
TV Series
- performer: "At the Castle Gate" from the Pelléas et Mélisande Suitec (as Sir Thomas Beecham, uncredited)
- 1975
The Sky at Night
8.4
TV Series
- performer: "At the Castle Gate" (as Sir Thomas Beecham)
- 1957
Les contes d'Hoffmann
7.1
- arranger: "The Tales of Hoffmann, A Fantastic Opera" (as Sir Thomas Beecham Bart., "The Tales of Hoffmann, A Fantastic Opera")
- 1951
Les chaussons rouges
8.1
- performer: "The Ballet of The Red Shoes"
- 1948

Personal details

Alternative names
- Sir Thomas Beecham Bart
Born
- April 29, 1879
- St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
Died
- March 8, 1961
- London, England, UK(cerebral thrombosis)
Spouses
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Did you know

Trivia
His eldest son Adrian Welles Beecham succeeded him in the baronetcy.

Quotes
[To lady cellist playing badly at rehearsal] "Madam, you have between your legs an instrument capable of giving pleasure to thousands - and all you can do is scratch it."

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