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Eric Spear (18 April 1908 – 3 November 1966) was an English composer best known for his film scores and the theme of the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.
Jul 25, 2010 · the ORIGINAL "Coronation Street" theme - Eric Spear. ...who only got paid SIX QUID ($10) for it - and FIFTY-THREE YEARS ON... For a LOT more info, check out the comments below - AND https ...
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Eric Spear was born on 18 April 1908 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Bronson (2008), Playgirl After Dark (1960) and Coronation Street (1960). He died on 3 November 1966 in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Music Department, Composer, Actor
- November 3, 1966
- April 18, 1908
Feb 8, 2020 · Eric Spear wrote arguably the most famous British TV theme tune ever - Coronation Street. A year before he died in 1966, he gave us this interview from his home in Guernsey and explained how he...
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Composer of film music most noted for writing the theme tune to the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. He was born in Croydon and died in Southampton. Spear participated in the 1953 film Streets of Shadow, which featured the German World War I spy Elsbeth Schragmüller.
- April 18, 1908
- November 3, 1966
Eric Spear is known as an Music, Original Music Composer, Music Director, and Actor. Some of his work includes Too Hot to Handle, Ghost Ship, Stranger from Venus, Frozen Alive, Street of Shadows, Small Town Story, It's a Great Day, and A Touch of the Sun.
Aug 25, 2021 · Track 1-Side 2 from an album of ITV television favourites comes the theme from 'Coronation Street', composed by Eric Spear. The performance sees Stanley Black conducting the London Symphony ...
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