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- Birth nameIvor Pomerance
- Ivor Raymonde was born on October 22, 1926 in Marylebone, London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for The Crying Game (1992), Norbit (2007) and 45 Years (2015). He died on June 4, 1990 in Ewshot, Hampshire, England, UK.
- Father of musician Simon Raymonde.
- Raymonde was among the very few British record producers of his day who became an influence on his American counterparts -- he told author Lucy O'Brien that he found his arrangement of the Marty Wilde song "Danny" getting cribbed by American producers and arrangers.
- He was a British musician, songwriter, arranger and actor, best known for his distinctive rock-orchestral arrangements for Dusty Springfield and others in the 1960s.
- He initially entered professional music as a jazz and classical pianist. He played in various big bands and started leading his own band by the early 1950s. He then became a music director at the BBC alongside Wally Stott.
- He studied at Trinity College of Music and served as a Bevin Boy during the Second World War.
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