| LC control no. | n 82153134 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Geraldo |
| Variant(s) | Bright, Gerald Walcan-Bright, Gerald Bright, Gerald Walcan- |
| Located | Great Britain |
| Birth date | 1904-08-10 |
| Death date | 1974-05-04 |
| Place of birth | London (England) |
| Place of death | Vevey (Switzerland) |
| Field of activity | Music Dance orchestra music Swing (Music) Television music Popular instrumental music Motion picture music |
| Affiliation | Geraldo Tango Gaucho Band Sweet Music (Musical group : Geraldo) Entertainments National Service Association (Great Britain) |
| Profession or occupation | Conductors (Music) Pianists Arrangers (Musicians) |
| Found in | Lewis, A. Sincerely yours [SR] c1982 (a.e.) container (Geraldo and his orchestra; English band leader and arranger) His Geraldo and his orchestra [SR] p1978: label (Geraldo) container (sobriquet of Gerald Bright; 1904-1974) IMDb, Mar. 21, 2017: (Geraldo; b. Aug. 10, 1904, London, England; d. May 4, 1974, Vevey, Switzerland; birth name: Gerald Walcan-Bright; pianist and bandleader; created his first light orchestra at the Hotel Majestic at St. Anne's-on-Sea; later created the Geraldo Tango Gaucho Band; by 1933, he led the dance orchestra Geraldo & His Sweet Music; later led swing bands in Britain; also musical director for Herbert Wilcox's British & Dominions film studio from 1935 to 1940; during World War II, Supervisor of Bands for ENSA; in the mid-1950s, he became musical director for Scottish television) |
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