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Brian Matthews (born 1953) is an American actor, best known for acting in daytime soap operas in the 1980s. Matthews and co-stars Holly Hunter, Jason Alexander, and Fisher Stevens all made their film debuts in The Burning (1981).
Brian Matthews may refer to: Brian Matthews (actor) (born 1953), soap opera actor. Brian Matthews (biochemist) (born 1938), Australian biochemist. Brian Matthews (writer) (born 1936), Australian biographer and academic.
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Matthew was born on 17 September 1928 in Coventry, Warwickshire, the son of musical parents. His father was a conductor of the Coventry Silver Band and his mother a professional singer. He was educated at the city's Bablake School.
Matthew first broadcast in Germany in 1948, and trained as an actor at RADA before joining the BBC in 1954. On the BBC Light Programme, as a staff announcer, he introduced numerous programmes including Take It From Here and Saturday Club (originally called Saturday Skiffle Club, starting in 1957 and changing to its more familiar name in 1958) and E...
In 1951, Matthew married Pamela Wickington, with whom he had one child, Christopher, born in 1954. They involved themselves in amateur theatre and were prominent members of Chelsfield Players in Kent from 1958 to 1966. He built a theatre in his Chelsfield home and formed his own dramatic society called the Pilgrim Players. During this time he worke...
Brian Matthew at IMDbBrian Matthew obituary: BBC Radio 2 'Sounds of the 60s' presenter 'who started all this DJ lark' - The Independent8 April 2017.Apr 8, 2017 · Brian Matthew, who hosted Sounds Of The 60s and Round Midnight, passed away on Saturday after 27 years on Radio 2. He was a popular and respected presenter who won a Pulitzer and a Sony award.
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- Daydream - The Lovin’ Spoonful. 'Daydream' was the Spoonful's first British hit, a no.2 in 1966, and gave its title to their excellent second album. Reminiscent of Hoagy Carmichael songs like 'Lazy Bones' and 'Small Fry', apparently it began life as a song in the vein of The Supremes’ 'Baby Love' before John Sebastian decided to take it in a somewhat sleepier direction.
- Every Time We Say Goodbye - Sammy Davis Jr. A song usually associated with Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy recorded this Cole Porter standard for his 1968 album 'Lonely Is The Name', which also included his tremendous, floor-friendly version of 'Up Up And Away'.
- All I See Is You - Dusty Springfield. Dusty Springfield - born Mary O'Brien to a Catholic family in North London - was considered to be tomboy and given the nickname Dusty because she'd get mucky playing football with the boys.
- Honky Tonk Women - The Rolling Stones. This was the first appearance of Mick Taylor on a Stones performance following the death of Brian Jones. The single was given away to all the fans who helped clean up after the band's free Hyde Park concert on July 5th 1969.
Apr 9, 2017 · Brian Matthew, who hosted Sounds of the 60s for 27 years, passed away on Saturday at the age of 88. He was a radio legend who presented pop music and fronted ITV show Thank Your Lucky Stars.
TV Actor. Birthday January 24, 1953. Birth Sign Aquarius. Birthplace Pennsylvania. Age 71 years old. About. American actor who has appeared on the soap operas Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless. He also acted on The Love Boat. Before Fame.
