Bretton Byrd

Bretton Byrd
Born	30 November 1904 Ramsgate, Kent, England
Died	27 September 1959(1959-09-27) (aged 54) Harrow, Middlesex, England
Other names	James Thomas Bird
Occupation(s)	Composer, musician
Years active	1932 – 1956 (film)

Bretton Byrd (30 November 1904 – 27 September 1959) was a British composer and musician known for his work on film scores between 1932 and 1956. Byrd was employed by British Gaumont, then the largest British production company, in the 1930s. He worked alongside Louis Levy writing scores for films such as It's Love Again (1936) Byrd worked for the company's musical department both as a composer and arranger. After leaving British Gaumont, he was employed by a variety of other production companies and in the 1950s also worked in television.

Selected filmography

• Jack's the Boy (1932)
• Love on Wheels (1932)
• Sleeping Car (1933)
• Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
• Britannia of Billingsgate (1933)
• Jack Ahoy (1934)
• Jew Süss (1934)
• Road House (1934)
• Oh, Daddy! (1935)
• Boys Will Be Boys (1935)
• First a Girl (1935)
• It's Love Again (1936)
• Jack of All Trades (1936)
• Take My Tip (1937)
• Head over Heels (1937)
• Follow Your Star (1938)
• We're Going to Be Rich (1938)
• Keep Smiling (1938)
• Just like a Woman (1939)
• The Midas Touch (1940)
• Hoots Mon! (1940)
• The Good Old Days (1940)
• The Briggs Family (1940)
• That's the Ticket (1940)
• His Brother's Keeper (1940)
• Two for Danger (1940)
• George and Margaret (1940)
• The Saint's Vacation (1941)
• Turned Out Nice Again (1941)
• The Goose Steps Out (1942)
• Time Flies (1944)
• Root of All Evil (1947)
• The White Unicorn (1947)
• Look Before You Love (1948)
• My Sister and I (1948)
• Police Dog (1955)
• Port of Escape (1956)

Bibliography

• Huntley, John. British Film Music. Stanford Robinson, 1947.
• Mundy, John. The British Musical Film. Manchester University Press, 2007.

External links

• Bretton Byrd at IMDb