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John Westbrook
1922-1989 GB, Teignmouth
Composer of Classical and Spoken Word
John Westbrook (1 November 1922 - 16 June 1989) was an English actor.Born in Teignmouth, Devon, John Westbrook worked mainly in theatre and in radio. He also made occasional film and television appearances. His most famous role was as Christopher Gough in Roger Corman's The Tomb of Ligeia. Noted for his deep, mellifluous voice, he also recorded radio plays and audiobooks, and provided the role of Treebeard in the 1978 animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings. Westbrook also recorded the spoken roles in the choral/orchestral works An Oxford Elegy by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Morning Heroes by Arthur Bliss, as well as the role of the Narrator in Oedipus Rex by Stravinsky, conducted by the composer.
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An Oxford Elegy: That sweet city with her dreaming spires...Come, let me read (excerpt) on The Greatest Classical Composers of Great Britain by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Oxford Elegy · Flos Campi · Whitsunday Hymn · Sancta Civitas | Ralph Vaughan Williams / John Westbrook, Cecil Aronowitz, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge, The Jacques Orchestra, Ian Partridge, John Shirley-Quirk, The Bach Choir, The London Symphony Orchestra, David Willcocks | 1999 | Compil. |
| An Oxford Elegy / Five Variants Of 'Dives And Lazarus' / Flos Campi | Ralph Vaughan Williams, John Westbrook, Cecil Aronowitz, The King's College Choir Of Cambridge, The Jacques Orchestra, David Willcocks | 1979 | Album |
| Morning Heroes | Arthur Bliss / Sir Charles Groves, John Westbrook, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir | 1975 | Album |
| People Past And Present: Mary Queen Of Scots | Lady Antonia Fraser With Vivien Merchant, Olive Gregg, John Westbrook | 1971 | Album |
| The New English Bible The Gospel According To Mark - The Letter Of Paul To The Philippians Part Three | Olive Gregg, Vernon Greeves, Guy Rolfe, Michael Flanders, Carleton Hobbs, John Westbrook | Album |
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