Roger Holman is best known for the televised musical Smike and as the co-writer of Stephanie De Sykes's two hit singles.
14 Facts About Roger Holman
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In 1973, Roger Holman collaborated with Simon May and Clive Barnett to create the musical Smike, which was televised on the BBC.
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Roger Holman co-wrote with May the UK top-20 hits for Stephanie De Sykes "Born with a Smile on My Face", which peaked at number two in 1974, and "We'll Find Our Day", which peaked at number 17 in 1975.
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In 1975, Roger Holman released another solo effort on EMI Records, performing the songs "Laugh, Laugh, Laugh" and "Lay Your Head in the Grass".
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In 2011, Roger Holman wrote a musical adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Far from the Madding Crowd.
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Roger Holman was born on 4 July 1948 in Exeter, Devon.
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Roger Holman's father, Peter Thomas Holman, was an accredited pianist and organist, a Licentiate of Trinity College London, and an organist at Exeter Cathedral.
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Roger Holman's mother, Charlotte Jervaise, was a pianist and a lifelong organist and choir mistress.
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On leaving school, Roger Holman embarked on a photographic course at Salisbury College of Photography, followed by three years working as a photographer for a public relations company in London's Park Lane.
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Roger Holman was booked to play in the musical's band, was at time unable to fly to BBC Scotland in Glasgow to record the theme song to a new BBC1 TV series called Crazy Bus, starring the comedians Hope and Keen, Peter Goodwright, and Ruth Kettlewell.
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Roger Holman's song "Born With A Smile On My Face", was recorded by Stephanie de Sykes at the ATV studios in Birmingham, and achieved number two in the official BBC charts.
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Roger Holman left ATV Music in 1976 and was contracted to Chappells Music, where he arranged and produced the Warwick Records TV-promoted album The Magic of Rodgers and Hammerstein, featuring soprano Lorna Dallas and cabaret artist Barry Kent.
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Roger Holman has been married twice, firstly to Amanda, in 1973, the marriage producing two children; they were divorced in 1980.
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Roger Holman had lived with his second wife, Lynn, for twenty-six years, before they married in 2015; they have two children.