1. Donald Ibrahim Swann was a British composer, musician, singer and entertainer.
10 Facts About Donald Swann
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Donald Swann was one half of Flanders and Swann, writing and performing comic songs with Michael Flanders.
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Donald Swann's father, Herbert Alfredovich Swann, was a Russian doctor of English descent, from the expatriate community that started out as the Muscovy Company.
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The family moved to London, where Donald Swann attended Dulwich College Preparatory School and Westminster School.
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In 1941 Donald Swann was awarded an exhibition to Christ Church, Oxford, to read modern languages.
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Besides incidental music, Donald Swann composed for this character an opera, "Emily Butter" and several other complete works.
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Donald Swann formed the Swann Singers and toured with them in the 1970s.
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Donald Swann wrote a number of hymn tunes which appear in modern standard hymn books.
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Donald Swann was married twice; he married Janet Oxborrow in 1955 and they were divorced in 1983.
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Donald Swann died at Trinity Hospice in South London on 23 March 1994.