How did Martin Gilbert die?
Cancer
Martin Gilbert/Cause of death
Sir Martin Gilbert, historian and biographer of Sir Winston Churchill, has died after a battle with cancer. The death was announced by Sir John Chilcot, head of the Iraq War inquiry Sir Martin was also a panel member of.
When did Sir Martin Gilbert die?
February 3, 2015
Martin Gilbert/Date of death
How old is Martin Gilbert?
66 years (July 13, 1955)
Martin Gilbert/Age
Who was Gilbert?
Gilbert, in full Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, (born November 18, 1836, London, England—died May 29, 1911, Harrow Weald, Middlesex, England), English playwright and humorist best known for his collaboration with Arthur Sullivan in comic operas.
Where is Arthur Sullivan buried?
St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, United Kingdom
Arthur Sullivan/Place of burial
Did WS Gilbert have children?
Though he has no children of his own, he loves them, and there is nothing he would not do to please them. I was never so astonished as when on one occasion he put off some of his own friends to come with Mrs. Gilbert to a juvenile party at my own house.
Was Arthur Sullivan married?
Sullivan never married, but he had serious love affairs with several women. The first was with Rachel Scott Russell (1845–1882), the daughter of the engineer John Scott Russell. Sullivan was a frequent visitor at the Scott Russell home in the mid-1860s, and by 1865 the affair was in full bloom.
What musical training did Arthur Sullivan receive?
the Royal College of Music
Christian Soldiers,” and his song “The Lost Chord” attained great popularity. In 1876 Sullivan accepted the principalship of the National Training School for Music (later the Royal College of Music), which he held for five years; he was active as a conductor, particularly at the Leeds Festivals from 1880 to 1898.
What does WS Gilbert stand for?
Is Arthur Sullivan still alive?
Deceased (1842–1900)
Arthur Sullivan/Living or Deceased
What was Gilbert and Sullivan’s most famous work?
Gilbert and Sullivan are perhaps best known for their comic operas: The Mikado, H.M.S Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance and Iolanthe.
Did Arthur Sullivan play any instruments?
He evinced prodigious musical talent from a very early age: his father was a theatre musician who became an army bandmaster with the result that Arthur could play every instrument in the military band by the age of eight.