Ronnie Hazlehurst
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Ronald Hazlehurst (13 March 1928 – 1 October 2007) was an English composer and conductor who, having joined the BBC in 1961, became its Light Entertainment Musical Director.
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Born | Ronald Hazlehurst (1928-03-13)13 March 1928 Dukinfield, Cheshire, England |
Died | 1 October 2007(2007-10-01) (aged 79) St Martin, Guernsey |
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Years active | 1947–2006 |
Known for | British television theme songs |
Spouse | Jean Fitzgerald |
Children | 2 |
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Hazlehurst composed the theme tunes for many well-known British sitcoms and gameshows of the 1970s and the 1980s, including Yes Minister, Are You Being Served?, I Didn't Know You Cared and Last of the Summer Wine.