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Date of Birth
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11-November-1930
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Place of Birth
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London Borough of Enfield
(Greater London, London, United Kingdom, England, United Kingdom, with Dependencies and Territories)
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Nationality
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United Kingdom
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Also know as
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Vemon Handley, Handley, Vernon
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Profession
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Conductor
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Vernon George "Tod" Handley CBE was a British conductor, known in particular for his support of British composers. He was born of a Welsh father and an Irish mother into a musical family in Enfield, London. He acquired the nickname "Tod" because his feet were turned in at his birth, which his father simply summarised: "They toddle". Handley preferred the use of the name "Tod" throughout his life over his given names.
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