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Code	DS/UK/11154
Name	Blackmore; George (24 January 1921-21 February 1994); English organist
Variations of Name	George Henry James Blackmore
Dates	24 January 1921-21 February 1994
Gender	Male (cisgender)
Place of Birth/Origin	Chatham, Kent, England (born)
Biography	George Blackmore was a British organist. He first played the cinema organ at the Regent, and later at the Palace in Chatham. At 18 he was appointed organist to the Majestic in Rochester, a nearby town and gave his first broadcast from there in 1941. Upon being discharged from his Service years in the RAF he was appointed to the Gaumont Birmingham, and broadcast regularly for the BBC. From 1950 George spent seven years playing the Compton organs in the Capitol and Astoria Theatres. In 1957 he joined Associated British Cinemas (ABC) and toured their theatres also. He frequently toured Australia and the United States, endearing himself to the ATOS at their 1975 convention in San Francisco. George passed away on February 21 1994.

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