George Fenton (born 19 October, 1950) is a British composer best known for his work writing film scores and music for television, although he also writes music for the theatre. His real name is George Howe but he is better known by his pseudonym of George Fenton. Fenton attended St Edward's School in Oxford. He joined in Summer of 1963 and is now a Governor of the School.
Fenton has composed the score for over seventy feature films. This is a sma...
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George Fenton (born 19 October, 1950) is a British composer best known for his work writing film scores and music for television, although he also writes music for the theatre. His real name is George Howe but he is better known by his pseudonym of George Fenton. Fenton attended St Edward's School in Oxford. He joined in Summer of 1963 and is now a Governor of the School.
Fenton has composed the score for over seventy feature films. This is a small selection of his film and television credits.
For a comprehensive filmography see the George Fenton's Internet Movie Database (IMDb) entry link in External links.
Fenton was born George Richard Ian Howe in London, and attended St Edward's School in Oxford. He has credited the school's Deputy Director of Music at the time, the late Peter Whitehouse, as an early influence. Initially Fenton worked as an actor, getting an early break with a part in Alan Bennett's play Forty Years On. He had some minor success appearing in the film Private Road,...
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