biography
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Joyce, Eileen (Alannah)
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| female
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| lived:
| (1912–91)
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| biography:
| Concert pianist, born in Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia. Discovered by Percy Grainger, she was sent at the age of 15 to study at Leipzig Conservatory. She made her debut with Sir Henry Wood at a promenade concert under his baton (1930). She became a prolific broadcaster, and during the war frequently visited the blitzed towns of Britain with Malcolm Sargent and the London Philharmonic. She is particularly known for her work on film sound-tracks, especially Brief Encounter, The Seventh Veil, and the film of her childhood, Wherever She Goes. |
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