Patrick Bade
George Antheil: The Bad Boy of Hollywood Music
Summary
The self-proclaimed ‘bad boy of music’ George Antheil ultimately failed to fulfill his early promise as a leader of the musical avant-garde. Nevertheless, he had a fascinating career as a composer of symphonies, film scores and musicals and still found time to develop epoch-making technology with his friend, the glamorous film star Hedy Lamarr.
Patrick Bade
Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.
Yes, he was in the First World War actually. He was briefly in the American forces at the end of the First World War, but I think too old by the Second World War, whereas his younger brother did join up and was killed.