Noel Gay
Theatrical Composer
1898 – 1954
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Who was Noel Gay?
Noel Gay was born Reginald Moxon Armitage. He also used the name Stanley Hill professionally. He was a successful British composer of popular music of the 1930s and 1940s whose output comprised 45 songs as well as the music for 28 films and 26 London shows. Sheridan Morley has commented that he was "the closest Britain ever came to a local Irving Berlin".
His son, Richard Armitage set up the Noel Gay Artists agency and became an influential talent agent.
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- Born
- Jul 15, 1898
Wakefield - Also known as
- Reginald Moxon Armitage
- Stanley Hill
- Reginald M. Armitage
- Children
- Nationality
- England
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Royal College of Music
- Christ's College, Cambridge
- Died
- Mar 4, 1954
London
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on July 23, 2013
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