Ken Howard (composer)

Kenneth Charles Howard (26 December 1939 – 24 September 2024) was an English songwriter, lyricist, author and television director. Early years Howard was born in Worthing, West Sussex, on 26 December 1939. His father, Harry Howard, was a lawyer who founded the London law firm Howard, Kennedy & Rossi. His mother, Betty, was a concert pianist. He was evacuated with his brother Alan to Cleveland, Ohio, during World War Two and returned to London after the war. From 1947 to 1956 he attended University College School (UCS) in London, where he became friends with Alan Blaikley, and from 1956 to 1957 he attended Aiglon College in Villars, Switzerland. After a year working with Granada Television in London, he went to Edinburgh University where he read Social Anthropology. He was cast as a singer, together with fellow London student Eva Hermann, in Varsity Vanities of 1959 and they became known as a vocal duo called “Eva and Ken” They won a weekly slot in Scottish Television’s musical show Jigtime, singing songs from around the world, and recorded for Fontana Records. Howard graduated with an MA degree and began working with BBC Television’s drama department in White City, London. a critic