Arlen, Albert
(1905–1993)> COMPOSER, DIRECTOR
Arlen, AlbertArlen, AlbertAlbert Arlen (* Sydney, 1905; † 1993) composer, director. After studying piano with Frank Hutchens at Sydney and at the École Normale, Paris, he was an actor in Britain 1925–40, writing plays and musicals for the London stage and (from 1935) the BBC, including the musicals High Temperature, Ladies Night, and Dolores. After war service he produced shows for the RAF entertainment service in the Far East and Australia, mounting his The Sentimental Bloke (Chappell, 1961)…