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Walter Legge

1906 - 1979

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Harry Walter Legge (1 June 1906 – 22 March 1979) was an English classical music record producer, most especially associated with EMI. His recordings include many sets later regarded as classics and reissued by EMI as "Great Recordings of the Century". He worked in the recording industry from 1927, combining this with the post of junior music critic of The Manchester Guardian. He was assistant to Sir Thomas Beecham at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and in World War II played a role in bringing music to the armed forces and civilians. After the war, Legge founded the Philharmonia Orchestra and worked for EMI as a recording producer. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Legge is the 35th most popular producer (up from 38th in 2019), the 2,584th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,554th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Producer.

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Among PRODUCERS

Among producers, Walter Legge ranks 35 out of 140. Before him are Franco Cristaldi, Don Simpson, Dick Wolf, Marc Platt, Fred Quimby, and Albert S. Ruddy. After him are Andrew G. Vajna, Alberto Grimaldi, Erich Pommer, Luis Rodríguez, Boney Kapoor, and Mike Todd.

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Among people born in 1906, Walter Legge ranks 178. Before him are Robert Surtees, Renate Müller, Knut Kroon, Martí Ventolrà, James Quinn, and Jean Leray. After him are René Huyghe, William J. Brennan Jr., Igor Moiseyev, Sergei Gerasimov, Harry Hammond Hess, and Paul Sacher. Among people deceased in 1979, Walter Legge ranks 123. Before him are Ernest B. Schoedsack, Issa Pliyev, Jean Rhys, David Butler, Barbara Hutton, and Rebecca Clarke. After him are Minnie Riperton, Lothar Wolleh, Vsevolod Bobrov, Juana de Ibarbourou, Frederick Stafford, and Agop Dilâçar.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Walter Legge ranks 2,585 out of 8,785. Before him are Prince Maurice of Battenberg (1891), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), Joan of England, Queen of Scotland (1210), Edwin Arnold (1832), Leslie Johnson (1912), and Anne-Marie (1991). After him are Blaze Bayley (1963), Chris Squire (1948), Bear Grylls (1974), William Langland (1332), Martin Lings (1909), and G. M. B. Dobson (1889).

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Among PRODUCERS In United Kingdom

Among producers born in United Kingdom, Walter Legge ranks 2. Before him are Simon Cowell (1959). After him are David Heyman (1961), Chris Blackwell (1937), Emma Thomas (1971), Mark Ronson (1975), David Barron (1954), Peter Safran (1965), Hugh Padgham (1955), Eric Fellner (1959), and Miles Millar (1967).

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