Eric Rogers
Eric Rogers (born September 25, 1921 in Halifax , † April 8, 1981 in Chalfont St Peter ) was a British composer , conductor and arranger .
Life
Rogers showed an interest in music as a child and learned how to play the organ in church . After the Second World War he founded his own orchestra and played in the Orchid Room in London's Trocadero . As his notoriety rose, he received numerous offers as musical director for films. He worked on several carry on films and in 1966 was musical director for the classic comedy It's Crazy - Just Don't Lose Your Head .
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: It's crazy - those tired taxi drivers (Carry On Cabby)
- 1963: It's crazy - a dismantled frigate (Carry On Jack)
- 1964: It's crazy - agents on the powder keg (Carry On Spying)
- 1964: It's crazy - Caesar loves Cleopatra (Carry On Cleo)
- 1965: It's crazy - the brazen cowboy (Carry On Cowboy)
- 1966: It's crazy - Just don't lose your head (Carry On Don't Lose Your Head)
- 1966: It's crazy - alarm in the horror castle (Carry On ... Screaming!)
- 1967: It's crazy - no water flows in the desert (Carry On… Follow That Camel)
- 1967: Carry On Doctor (Carry On Doctor)
- 1968: Everything under control - nobody can see through (Carry On… Up the Khyber, or the British Position in India)
- 1969: Carry On Again Doctor (Carry On Again Doctor)
- 1969: The totally crazy camping paradise (Carry on Camping)
- 1970: The Mad Queen of the Amazons (Carry On Up the Jungle)
- 1970: Love, Love, etc. (Carry On Loving)
- 1970: Heinrichs Bettgeschichten or How Garlic Came to England (Carry On Henry)
- 1971: A strike rarely comes alone (Carry On at Your Convenience)
- 1972: Carry On Abroad (Carry On Abroad)
- 1972: Bless This House (Bless This House)
- 1972: The Totally Mad Head Nurse (Carry On Matron)
- 1973: Voting in English (Carry On Girls)
- 1974: Go on, Dick! (Carry On Dick)
- 1975: The total verrückte mummy Schreck (Carry On Behind)
- 1976: Savior of the Nation (Carry On England)
- 1978: carry on emmannuelle (Carry On Emmanuelle)
Web links
- Eric Rogers in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rogers, Eric |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British composer, conductor and arranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halifax |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1981 |
| Place of death | Chalfont St Peter |