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Ken Howard

Born December 26, 1939 · London, England, UK

Died September 24, 2024 · aged 84

Ken Howard was an English songwriter, lyricist, author and television director. In the 1960s and 1970s, in collaboration with Alan Blaikley, Ken Howard composed the music and words for many international top 10 hits, including two UK number ones, "Have I the Right?" (The Honeycombs)[17] and "The Legend of Xanadu" (Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich). Among other performers for whom they wrote were…

Known For

Miss Marple: A Caribbean MysteryMiss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery · 1989
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery
6.71989
MovieMysteryCrime
While on vacation at a resort hotel in the West Indies, Miss Marple correctly suspects that the apparently natural death of a retired British major is actually the work of a murderer planning yet another killing.
Miss Marple: The Murder at the VicarageMiss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage · 1986
Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage
6.71986
MovieMysteryDrama
Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to SideMiss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side · 1992
Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
7.41992
MovieCrimeDrama
A town busybody is poisoned at a busy reception in the home of famous film star Marina Gregg. The poisoned drink seemed intended for Marina, but Miss Marple is not so sure. She sets out to discover the true identity of the killer before he or she can strike again.
Miss Marple: 4.50 from PaddingtonMiss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington · 1987
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
7.51987
MovieCrimeMystery
Travelling on the 4.50 from Paddington, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train - but where is the body?
OrionOrion · 1977
Orion
10.01977
MovieScience FictionMusic
The world is coming to an end, and the last survivors board a space-ship ready to leave the doomed planet Earth in search of a new world.
Up PompeiiUp Pompeii · 1971
Up Pompeii
6.11971
MovieComedy
A funny thing happens to Lurcio on the way to the rent-a-vestal-virgin market stall. A mysterious scroll falls into his hands, listing the names of all the conspirators plotting to murder Emperor Nero. And when the upstart slave is elected to infiltrate the ringleader's den, the comical ups-and-downs lead to total uproar.
Foreign BodyForeign Body · 1986
Foreign Body
4.61986
MovieComedy
Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money from his father in order to afford a passage to Britain and while there, falls in love with a white woman.
The Angry EarthThe Angry Earth · 1989
The Angry Earth
4.71989
MovieDrama
About the oppression of the Welsh coal miners during the 19th century and early 20th century as seen through the the eyes of Gwen, a 110 year old woman.

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