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Vic Oliver(1898-1964)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Actor
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Vic Oliver
Vic Oliver was born on 8 July 1898 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]. He was a composer and actor, known for Give Us the Moon (1944), He Found a Star (1941) and Hi Gang! (1941). He was married to Natalie Conder and Sarah Churchill. He died on 15 August 1964 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
BornJuly 8, 1898
DiedAugust 15, 1964(66)
BornJuly 8, 1898
DiedAugust 15, 1964(66)
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Known for

Margaret Lockwood in Bank Holiday (1938)
Give Us the Moon
5.7
  • Sascha
  • 1944
He Found a Star (1941)
He Found a Star
5.2
  • Lucky Lyndon
  • 1941
Hi Gang! (1941)
Hi Gang!
7.0
  • The Nuisance with the Ideas
  • 1941
Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
Studio One
7.5
TV Series
  • Composer

Credits

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Composer

  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1948–1958

Music Department

  • Hotel Imperial
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • conducted by
    • 1958–1960
  • Marsha Hunt and John Rodney in Studio One (1948)
    Studio One
    7.5
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • composer: theme music "Prelude to the Stars"
    • 1948–1958
  • Il trovatore
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1957
  • Richard Murdoch and Kenneth Horne in This Is Show Business (1951)
    This Is Show Business
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1956

Actor

  • Dickie Henderson and June Laverick in The Dickie Henderson Show (1960)
    The Dickie Henderson Show
    6.9
    TV Series
    • 1961–1964
  • Hotel Imperial
    TV Series
    • Monsieur Victor
    • 1958–1960
  • No Hiding Place (1959)
    No Hiding Place
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Zoltan Darvas
    • 1959
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Jim Warlock
    • Felix Montague
    • 1959
  • Old King Cole
    TV Movie
    • King Cole
    • 1956
  • Three Cheers
    TV Movie
    • 1953
  • I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945)
    I'll Be Your Sweetheart
    6.2
    • Sam Kahn
    • 1945
  • Margaret Lockwood in Bank Holiday (1938)
    Give Us the Moon
    5.7
    • Sascha
    • 1944
  • Hi Gang! (1941)
    Hi Gang!
    7.0
    • The Nuisance with the Ideas
    • 1941
  • He Found a Star (1941)
    He Found a Star
    5.2
    • Lucky Lyndon
    • 1941
  • Room for Two (1940)
    Room for Two
    • Michael Brent
    • 1940
  • Meet Mr. Penny
    • Allgood
    • 1938
  • Around the Town
    • Ollie
    • 1938
  • Who's Your Lady Friend? (1937)
    Who's Your Lady Friend?
    4.6
    • Dr. Mangold
    • 1937
  • Rhythm in the Air (1936)
    Rhythm in the Air
    • Tremayne
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 8, 1898
    • Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
  • Died
    • August 15, 1964
    • Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Spouses
      Natalie ConderOctober 7, 1946 - August 15, 1964 (his death, 1 child)
  • Other works
    He performed in the show,"George Black's Intimate Rag: Black Velvet," at the London Hippodrome in London, England with Carole Lynn, Roma Beaumont, Iris Lockwood, Pat Kirkwood, Teddy Brown, Louise Lloyd, Norma Dawn, Debroy Somers & His Orchestra in the cast. Robert Nesbitt was producer. Wendy Toye was choreographer.

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was the first ever 'castaway' to appear on the long-running BBC radio series Desert Island Discs. He was introduced as a "comedian, lightning club manipulator, violinist and comedy trick cyclist". The show was recorded in the BBC's bomb-damaged studio in January 1942.

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