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Vernon Elliott

Vernon Elliott, English bassoon player, composer, and conductor (died 1996)

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Born
July 27, 1912
Died
October 12, 1996
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1912

About Vernon Elliott

Vernon Pelling Elliott was a British bassoonist, conductor and composer. He was an influential teacher of the bassoon for over 40 years. From the 1960s he became more widely known as the composer of music for short animated television films for children, including the Ivor the Engine series (1959-1977). He attended Selhurst Grammar School and worked in an office for a while, before obtaining a scholarship to the Royal College of Music where he won the Edwin James Woodwind Prize. He conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and was a regular conductor of amateur and local orchestras, including the Wembley Symphony Orchestra which he founded in 1950.

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Vernon Elliott timeline

  1. He conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and was a regular conductor of amateur and local orchestras, including the Wembley Symphony Orchestra which he founded in 1950.
  2. From the 1960s he became more widely known as the composer of music for short animated television films for children, including the Ivor the Engine series (1959-1977).

The world when Vernon Elliott was born

Vernon Elliott was born in 1912. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1912

  • Best-selling book"The Harvester" – Gene Stratton-Porter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe wins two gold medals at the Stockholm Olympics
  • Top headlineRMS Titanic sinks on maiden voyage — 1,500+ die
  • Technology milestoneFirst parachute jump from an airplane
  • World population~1.72B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam Howard Taft
  • U.S. population94.6M

1912 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Vernon Elliott's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19122026
Population94.6M341 million

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