| Code | DS/UK/4325 |
| Name | Bennett; Sir; Richard Rodney (29 March 1936-24 December 2012); CBE; English composer and jazz pianist |
| Dates | 29 March 1936-24 December 2012 |
| Gender | Male (cisgender) |
| Place of Birth/Origin | Broadstairs, Kent, England (born) |
| Relationships | Son of Joan Esther Spink (pianist, trained with Gustav Holst and sang in first professional performance of The Planets) and Rodney Bennett (children's book author, poet and lyricist, worked with Roger Quilter on theatre works)
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| Biography | Sir Richard Rodney Bennett CBE was an English composer of film, TV and concert music, and also a jazz pianist and occasional vocalist.
Bennett produced over 200 works for the concert hall, and 50 scores for film and television. He was also a writer and performer of jazz songs for 50 years. Bennett regularly performed as a jazz pianist, with such singers as Cleo Laine, Marion Montgomery), Mary Cleere Haran, and Claire Martin |