John Burton

Music Encyclopedia: John Burton

(b Yorks., 1730; d, ?3 Sept 1782). English harpsichordist, organist and composer. A celebrated performer, he composed keyboard music and songs; his 10 sonatas of 1766, several movements from which became very popular, have the earliest known mention of the piano on an English titlepage, and he was among the earliest to play the instrument in public.

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Actor: John Burton

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Born: Apr 06, 1904 in London, UK
Died: Sep 29, 1987 in London, England
Occupation: Actor
Active: teens, '30s-'50s
Major Genres: Drama, War

Biography

A debonair British-born supporting player in Hollywood films from 1936, John Burton usually played men of wealth and prestige, such as Lord Nelson in Lloyds of London, Lafayette in Marie Antoinette (1938), and a Scotland Yard inspector in Phantom Raiders (1940), the latter an entry in MGM's brief "Nick Carter" series. During World War II, he was often cast as RAF officers and also did quite a bit of narration work for wartime short subjects. Burton's final film seems to have been Attack of the Mayan Mummy (1963), a Jerry Warren atrocity filmed in Mexico. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide

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John Burton (musician)
John Burton (political agent), constituency agent of British Prime Minister Tony Blair
John Burton (politician), Canadian member of parliament
John Burton (footballer born 1863) (1863–1914), English footballer with Aston Villa
John Burton (footballer born 1885) (1885–1949), English footballer with Blackburn, West Ham United and Birmingham
John Burton Race, chef
John Hill Burton (1809–1881), Scottish historian, jurist, economist and Historiographer Royal
John L. Burton, American Congressman and California State Senator
John T. Burton (d. 1880), newspaper publisher and politician in Newfoundland
John Wear Burton, Australian public servant, diplomat and academic
Jack Burton, character in the film Big Trouble in Little China, played by Kurt Russell

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