Jack Hylton
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Birth Name: John Greenhalgh Hilton
Born: 2 July 1892 Died: 29 January 1965
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Height: 5' 3"
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Jack Hylton was born on July 2, 1892 in Great Lever, Lancashire, England as John Greenhalgh Hilton. He is known for his work on Tell It to the Marines (1959), Empire of the Sun (1987) and Strictly Ballroom (1992). He was married to Beverly Prowse and Mrs. Jack Hylton. He died on January 29, 1965 in London, England.
Dance band leader, who began as a pianist in a double act with Tommy Handley (as 'The Singing Mill Boy'). Well-established by the mid-1920's, Hylton's band went on sixteen tours of Europe between 1927 and 1938 and became the first British orchestra to broadcast to the U.S.. The French Government awarded him the Legio
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Movies
1. She Shall Have Music (1935)
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