Robert Irving (2)

British conductor. He was born 28 August 1913 in Winchester, England, UK and died 13 September 1991. He was the musical director of England's Royal Ballet. He has conducted two CBS television shows from New York-"Sleeping Beauty" and "Cinderella." He composed music for the 1949 Theatre Guild production of "As You Like It" starring Katherine Hepburn. He is a graduate of New College, Oxford. He was a Leverbulme Scholar at the Royal College of Music in London. During World War II, he served in the Royal Air Force and was twice awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.