What is Dudley Simpson?
'''Dudley Simpson''' (4 October 1922 – 4 November 2017) was an [[Australia]]n composer and conductor. He was born in [[Melbourne]]. He was the Principal Conductor of the [[Royal Opera House]] orchestra for three years. He was best known for his work as a composer on British television. He worked on the BBC science-fiction series ''[[Doctor Who]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://cuttingsarchive.org/images/c/c2/1968-05-09_Canberra_Times.jpg | title= 'Dr Who' music man here | work=[[The Canberra Times]] | date=9 May 1968 | access-date=23 January 2016}}</ref> Among his early television work was the music for ''[[Moonstrike]]'' (1963). Simpson also created the theme music for ''[[The Brothers (1972 TV series)|The Brothers]]'' (1972), ''[[The Tomorrow People]]'' (1973), ''[[Moonbase 3]]'' (1973), ''[[The Ascent of Man]]'' (1973) and ''[[Blake's 7]]'' (1978). He also composed music for many plays from the [[BBC Television Shakespeare]] series. Simpson died on 4 November 2017 at the age of 95.<ref>[http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/11/dudley-simpson-1922-2017.html Dudley Simpson 1922-2017]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name| id=0800981 | name=Dudley Simpson}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Dudley}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Australian composers]] [[Category:Australian conductors]] [[Category:Musicians from Melbourne]] {{bio-stub}}