Wilfred Josephs Biography (1927-)

Born July 24, 1927, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England; son of Philip and Rachel(Block) Josephs; married Valerie Wisbey, 1956; children: two daughters. Addresses: OFFICE--15 Douglas Court, Quex Road, London NW6 4PT, England.;AGENTS- -Nigel Britten, London Management, London W1, England; Robert Lantz,The Lantz Office, 888 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10016.

Nationality
English
Gender
Male
Birth Details
July 24, 1927
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England

Famous Works

  • Credits; FILM WORK
  • Music director, Bomb in the High Street, Hemisphere, 1964.
  • Writings;All as composer;STAGE
  • Alice Through the Looking Glass (opera), 1978 Also King of the Coast (children's musical); Rebecca (opera).
  • Writings;FILM
  • Cash on Demand, Columbia, 1962.
  • The Webster Boy (also known as Middle of Nowhere), Regal, 1962.
  • Bomb in the High Street, Hemisphere, 1964.
  • Die, Die, My Darling (also known as Fanatic), Columbia, 1965.
  • Twenty-Four Hours to Kill, Seven Arts, 1966.
  • The Deadly Bees, Paramount, 1967.
  • My Side of the Mountain, Paramount, 1969.
  • Ben Gurion, 1969.
  • Dark Places, Cinerama, 1974.
  • A Heritage to Build On, 1974.
  • All Creatures Great and Small, EMI, 1975.
  • Callan, Cinema National, 1975.
  • Sea Areas Forties, 1975.
  • Noah (animated), 1976.
  • Swallows and Amazons, LDS, 1977.
  • The Uncanny, Rank, 1977.
  • The Flame Moves East (documentary), 1977.
  • Mannen i skuggan (also known as Black Sun), Stockholm Film, 1978.
  • Cocoa (documentary), 1979.
  • Project North Sea (documentary), 1979.
  • Martin's Day, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985.
  • (with Sri Hastanto) Mata Hari, Cannon, 1985.
  • Also Sixty Years of Fashion, Seven Hundred Million, Land of Britain, Oxford, Death and the Sky Above, and The Inheritance (documentary).
  • Writings;TELEVISION; FOR BRITISH TELEVISION,UNLESS INDICATED: SERIES
  • The Somerset Maugham Series, 1969, then 1971-72.
  • Grasshopper Island, 1970.
  • Horizon, BBC, 1970-74, then 1983-85.
  • Suspicion, 1971-72.
  • The British Empire, 1971-72.
  • The Guardians, 1971-72.
  • Pollyanna, 1972.
  • The Brontes of Haworth, 1973.
  • Love Story, 1973.
  • The Pallisers, BBC, 1974, then PBS, 1977.
  • A Place in Europe, 1974.
  • The Great War, 1974.
  • The Ghosts of Motley Hall, 1975-77.
  • The Enemy at the Door, 1977.
  • Gammon and Spinach, 1977.
  • The Avenue, 1977.
  • The Voyage of Charles Darwin, 1978.
  • (theme music) Diary of Britain, 1978.
  • The Human Race, 1979-80.
  • Quest of Eagles, 1979-80.
  • Sunday at Nine, 1982.
  • The Home Front, 1982.
  • The Making of Britain, 1982-83.
  • The Return of the Antelope, 1986.
  • Newcastle University, 1986.
  • Drummonds.
  • The Brief.
  • MINI-SERIES (Theme music) I, Claudius, BBC, 1976, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1977.
  • Pride and Prejudice, BBC, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1980.
  • Disraeli, ATV, 1977, then Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1980.
  • Sister Dora, 1977.
  • The Norman Conquests, Thames, then Great Performances, PBS, 1978.
  • Writings;EPISODIC
  • "Catherine Cookson," The South Bank Show.
  • Writings;MOVIES
  • Robinson Crusoe, BBC, then NBC, 1974.
  • All Creatures Great and Small, NBC, 1975.
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame, BBC, then NBC, 1977.
  • A Married Man, London Weekend Television, then syndicated, 1984.
  • Pope John Paul II, CBS, 1984.
  • Also A Voyage 'round My Father, The Beast in the Jungle, The Fosters, andPitchi Poi, all 1969; Sweeney Todd, The Warmonger, and Doc-- Shadow of Progress, all 1970; Cider with Rosie, 1971-72; Cherie, 1974; A Provincial Lady andMaking Faces, both 1975; The Inventing of America, BBC, then NBC, 1975; TheHouse of Bernarda Alba, 1976; The Parenthood Game, 1977; The Moles, both 1982; The Atom Spies, A Case of Cruelty to Prawns, Stage Equus--the Ballet, Fanfare for Young Musicians, Carpathian Eagle, and Churchill and the Generals, all1979-80; The Gay Lord Quex, BBC, 1983-85; A Crack in the Ice, 1983- 85; People Like Us; A Walk in the Dark; The Appointment (television opera); Redbrick;Evil; Jumping the Queue.
  • Writings;OTHER
  • Composer of symphonic, choral, and chamber music, including ten symphonies, a quartet, and a requiem.

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