Bretton Byrd

Bretton Byrd

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Sound

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1904-11-30

  • Day of Death

    1957-09-27 (52 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Ramsgate, Kent, England, UK

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bretton Byrd (1904–1959) was a British composer and musician known for his work on film scores between 1932 and 1956. Byrd was employed by British Gaumont, then the largest British production company, in the 1930s. He worked alongside Louis Levy writing scores for films such as It's Love Again (1936) Byrd worked for the company's musical department both as a composer and arranger. After leaving British Gaumont, he was employed by a variety of other production companies and in the 1950s also worked in television.

Known For

Crew