Born in Indianapolis Indiana, USA
Shortridge High School, Indianapolis
Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington
The American Academy of Dramatic Arts - New York
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama - London
Private music composition studies with George Tremblay, Los Angeles
Program Supervisor, WTTV television, Indianapolis
Story analyst, Paramount Studios, Hollywood
Story analyst for the Westinghouse Playhouse TV drama series, Desilu Studios, Hollywood
Co-Proprietor (with Sally Boyd), The Chelsea House restaurant, Westwood Village, Los Angeles
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Chelsea House restaurant, Los Angeles, 1960
Advertising agencies (creative departments) in London: Charles Hobson & Grey (Greys), Leo Burnett, Ogilvy & Mather, BBDO
Singer/comedian Harry Secombe in a musical TV commercial for telephones, with words and music by Tom Boyd for BBDO
Principal, All-in-English total immersion language school, Hampstead, London
Director, English Language Enterprises, producers of EFL material
Journalist - interviewer (click HERE for list) and international correspondent for Speak Up magazine (pub. Italy, Spain, France, former Yugoslavia & Brazil).
Tom Boyd interviewing the former British Prime Minister, Harold Wilson, 1985 and (right) academy award-winning actor Jeremy Irons 1986
Director, Englang Publishing, Poulton, Gloucestershire
Co-Director (with Sally Boyd) Poulton Productions
Stage director/ librettist, Malvern Hills Opera
Co-Director (with William Bell), Bel Canto Opera
September 2005: The Cheltenham Arts Council awarded Tom Boyd the Opera Cup for innovation and interpretation of operas.
Theatre: Book, music & lyrics for stage musicals: Chalet and Heavens to Betsy (Indianapolis), We’re From Missouri (Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London), Tom Sawyer, (Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London and touring), Incidental music for A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Tower Theatre, Canonbury, London) Tom Sawyer 2010 revival (Poulton and Cirencester, Gloucestershire)
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Radio/Television: composer: Theme music for Four Faces of Christ (BBC TV) - writer: English Overheard (BBC World Service), Both Ends Meet /Dora (ITV comedy series starring Dora Bryan),
Dora Bryan in The Dinner Party an episode from the TV series DORA (previously BOTH ENDS MEET) written by Tom Boyd with Stanley Segal and Jessica Taylor 1972
Recording: writer/producer: The English Speaking World a 12 part cassette series with a cast that includes Alan Bates, Sinead and Sorcha Cusack, Jeremy Irons, Peter Barkworth, Gordon Jackson, and Keith Michel.
Jeremy Irons recording The English Speaking World, 1982
Books: author: All in the Family (2009); A World in a Grain of Sand - Poulton, a Cotswold Village Revealed (1993 ; A Bowl of Cherries (1992); In Their Own Words (1988); America and Britain in Contrast (1985)
xxxxxxxxOpera librettos (English versions) writer/director: The Impresario (der Schauspieldirektor - Mozart), The Tales of Hoffmann (Offenbach) Tosca (Puccini), Rigoletto (Verdi), Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck), Lakme (Delibes), Martha (Flotow), The Elixir of Love (L’elisir d’amore - Donizetti), The Merry Wives of Windsor (Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor - Nicolai), Don Pasquale (Donizetti) and The Magic Flute (die Zauberflöte - Mozart)
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All of Tom Boyd's English versions of the operas were performed between 1996 and 2007 by Bel Canto Opera in Gloucestershire, England
Tom Boyd's English version of MARTHA was performed by Haddo House Opera, Aberdeen, in 2005Tom Boyd's English version of THE ELIXIR OF LOVE was performed by STANLEY OPERA, Concordia Theatre, Hinkley in April, 2008
Tom Boyd's English version of TOSCA performed by HIGH DESERT OPERA, Colorado, USA, July, 2008, and by the INTIMATE OPERA COMPANY, Pasadena, California, April 2010
click here for Tom Boyd interview in the OXFORD TIMES Feb. 2007
click here for article about Tom Boyd in Poulton in the Wilts & Glos STANDARD 2005
click for Tom Boyd interview in the Gloucestershire ECHO 2002
and here for Tom Boyd profile in the Wilts & Glos STANDARD 1995
Married to Sally Milford
Children:
1 daughter: Polly, publishing editor (married to Mark Palmer, marketing director, This England and Beautiful Britain magazines
1 son: Tim, (proprietor, NEW WAVE SEAFOODS (catering) and retail: NEW WAVE FISH SHOP, CIRENCESTER (married to Maisie Ingram)
Son Tim and daughter Polly
Grandchildren:
Hector (14) and Jessica (1 8) Palmer and Bella Boyd (born 21 January 2010)
