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- Birth nameEdward German Jones
- Edward German was born on February 17, 1862 in Whitchurch, Shropshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Peg of Old Drury (1935), Let's Make Up (1954) and Nell Gwyn (1934). He died on November 11, 1936 in London, England, UK.
- He was the first composer to write music for a British film when he was paid 50 guineas (£52.50) for 16 bars of music to accompany the Coronation scene in Henry VIII (1911)
- He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 1928 King's Honours List for his services to music.
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