Herbert De Pinna
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Herbert De Pinna | |
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 Herbert De Pinna 1914 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 1883 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Died | 1936 (aged 52–53) |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Years active | 1910-1936 |
Herbert De Pinna (1883–1936) was a composer and medical doctor. He was a medicine graduate from Cambridge University who trained at Middlesex Hospital.[1] He opened a hospital in Queensland, but claimed he made more money from music.[2][3][4]
Herbert De Pinna is best remembered for Broadway-style numbers written for successful pantomimes The Bunyip[5][6][7] and Robinson Crusoe,[8] which toured major Australian cities.[9] A song from the 'Bunyip was adopted by schools and enjoyed phenomenal sales[10]
De Pinna won a successful Supreme Court case for defamatory remarks made to his medical clients.[11]
During world war two, his son Arthur[12] was shot down and killed by Imperial Japanese Army Air Service over Kupang, Indonesia.[13]
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