Ted Heath was born on March 30, 1900 in Wandsworth, London, England as Edward Heath. He was married to Moira Heath and Audrey Keymour. He died on November 18, 1969 in Surrey, England.
Chatham House Grammar School, Balliol College, University of Oxford
Nationality
British
Parents
William George Heath, Edith Anne Heath
Siblings
John Heath
Movies
Jazz Boat, It's a Wonderful World
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
1
The Heath band performed at sellout concerts at the London Palladium, as well as making prolific recordings for Decca and regular radio broadcasts for the BBC. During the 1950's, Heath conducted the first successful tour made by a British band of the United States.
2
Though Heath died in 1969, his band continued on relatively intact (most of the original personnel now under the direction of Jack Parnell or Don Lusher), until their farewell concert in December 2000 at London's Royal Festival Hall.
3
English trombonist (from the age of fourteen) and band leader, who performed in the orchestras of Jack Hylton, Sydney Lipton, Bert Ambrose and Geraldo, before forming his own band on VJ Day in May 1945. Some of the financial backing was derived from the royalties of two songs Heath had co-written with his wife: "That Lovely Weekend" and "I'm Gonna Love That Guy".
4
The Ted Heath Orchestra provided the backing for Britain's first big budget musical, London Town (1946).
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Undertaking Betty
2002
performer: "Begin The Beguine", "Woodchopper's Ball", "In The Mood"
Midsomer Murders
2001
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Entrapment
1999
performer: "I Want to Be Happy"
It's a Wonderful World
1956
music: "When You Came Along", "Girls, Girls, Girls" / performer: "Hawaiian War Chant" - uncredited
$2 Million
