George Fenton

George Fenton CBE
Fenton in 1969
Background information
Birth name	George Richard Ian Howe
Born	(1949-10-19) 19 October 1949 (age 74) Bromley, Kent, England
Website	https://georgefenton.com/

George Richard Ian Howe CBE (born 19 October 1949^[1]), known professionally as George Fenton, is an English composer. Best known for his work writing film scores and music for television, he has received five Academy Award nominations, several Ivor Novello, BAFTA, Golden Globe, Emmy and BMI Awards, and a Classic BRIT. He is one of 18 songwriters and composers to have been made a Fellow of the Ivors Academy (formally BASCA).

He has frequently collaborated with the directors Richard Attenborough, Nora Ephron, Alastair Fothergill, Stephen Frears, Nicholas Hytner, Ken Loach, Andy Tennant, Neil Jordan and Terry Gilliam.