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Dennis Drew Arundell OBE (22 July 1898 in Finchley, London – 10 December 1988 in Camden, London) was a British actor, librettist, opera scholar, translator, producer, director, conductor and composer of incidental music.
British stage, radio, and film actor. After a number of years as an amateur performer in local theatre, Arundell broke onto the professional stage at age 28. Five years later, he joined the Old Vic company at Sadler's Wells. His first film work followed in 1935, two years later.
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Dennis Drew Arundell (1898 – 1988) was a British actor, librettist, opera scholar, translator, producer, director, conductor and composer of incidental music. Arundell’s studies at St John’s College, Cambridge, reading Classics and Music, were interrupted by the First World War when he joined the army.
About Dennis Arundell: Dennis Drew Arundell was a British actor, opera scholar, translator, producer, director, conductor, and librettist. A Fellow at ...
This is a major archive, covering music and theatre over a period of over fifty years, documenting Dennis Arundell's pioneering productions of major operas and plays, during which time he corresponded with major musical and literary figures.
Born: London, 22 Jul 1898. Died London, 10 Dec 1988. English director, actor, author, translator, composer, and musicologist. After war service, Dennis Arundell studied at Cambridge, directing theatre productions including Semele (1925), The Soldier’s Tale (1928), and The Fairy Queen (1931).
Dennis Arundell, was an English actor, singer, opera producer, writer on music, and composer. He was born on July 22th, 1898 in London, and died there on December 10th, 1988. He studied at Tonbridge and with Rootham, Henry Moule, and Stanford at St. John’s Coll., Cambridge.
