Person Open DS/UK/4325 Bennett; Sir; Richard Rodney (29 March 1936-24 December 2012); CBE; English composer and jazz pianist Bennett Richard Rodney Sir 29 March 1936-24 December 2012 English composer and jazz pianist Male (cisgender) Broadstairs, Kent, England (born)

Devon, England (residence - childhood, wartime) New York, United States (residence and died)

English Music | Composer, Piano | Film, TV, Jazz White No known disability No known religious affiliation 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) Gay / Lesbian 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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rodney_Bennett (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 2/7/2013 RAHAKirkbride 6/22/2023 39a57e21-0d05-4f3c-a5e9-565b49228200