Wilfred Thomas
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Wilfred Thomas was a british born Australian singer, songwriter
, broadcaster
and Radio and television commentator for the BBC
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Born in 1904 in London
Thomas left for Australia in 1936. Thomas wrote the english translation for Rose, Rose, I Love You
which appeared on The Last Picture Show
.
In 1956 Thomas was the first UK commentator in the First Eurovision Song Contest
.
Thomas continued to be associated with TV in the United Kingdom until his death in 1991.
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, broadcaster
Presenter
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and Radio and television commentator for the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
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Born in 1904 in London
London
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Thomas left for Australia in 1936. Thomas wrote the english translation for Rose, Rose, I Love You
Rose, Rose, I Love You
"Rose, Rose, I Love You" is the standard English title of the 1940 Chinese popular song "Méigui méigui wǒ ài nǐ" , first recorded by Yao Lee . An English-language version whose lyrics have little in common with the original Mandarin was first recorded by Frankie Laine in 1951...
which appeared on The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show
The Last Picture Show is a 1971 American drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, adapted from a semi-autobiographical 1966 novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry....
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In 1956 Thomas was the first UK commentator in the First Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1956
The Eurovision Song Contest 1956 was the first edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held at the Teatro Kursaal in Lugano, Switzerland on 24 May 1956...
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Thomas continued to be associated with TV in the United Kingdom until his death in 1991.