# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/geoffrey-burgon
# Generated: 2026-08-14T16:56:13.169Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/geoffrey-burgon"
name: "Geoffrey Burgon"
slug: "geoffrey-burgon"
description: "Geoffrey Alan Burgon was an English composer best known for his television and film scores. Among his most recognisable works are Monty Python's Life of Brian for film, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Brideshead Revisited for television, the latter two earning Ivor Novello Awards in 1979 and 1981 respectively. He also won BAFTAs for his themes for the remake of The Forsyte Saga and Longitude."
tagline: "British composer (1941-2010)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Geoffrey_Burgon_at_Hales_Grove.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "GB"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1941-07-15"
deathDate: "2010-09-21"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0
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  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    handle:    "GeoffreyBurgon1"
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    handle:    "nm0121431"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.geoffreyburgon.co.uk/"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump