Ernest Irving, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetErnest Irving
British composer and conductor
Date of Birth: 06-Nov-1878
Place of Birth: Godalming, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 24-Oct-1953
Profession: composer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Ernest Irving
- Kelville Ernest Irving (6 November 1878 – 24 October 1953) was an English composer and conductor, primarily remembered for his involvement in film music.
- Irving was born in Godalming, Surrey.
- He composed, among others, scores for the Ealing comedy Whisky Galore! and Turned Out Nice Again starring George Formby.
- Ralph Vaughan Williams dedicated his Sinfonia antartica (1953) to him.
- Irving's achievements earned him the rarely awarded honorary membership of the Royal Philharmonic Society in 1951.
- William Walton's second string quartet in A minor was dedicated to him.
- He died in Ealing, London, aged 74.
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