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  1. Charles Wood (15 June 1866 – 12 July 1926) was an Irish composer and teacher; his students included Ralph Vaughan Williams at Cambridge and Herbert Howells at the Royal College of Music. He is primarily remembered and performed as an Anglican church music composer, but he also wrote songs and chamber music, particularly for string quartet.

  2. Charles Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax Bt GCB PC (20 December 1800 – 8 August 1885), known as Sir Charles Wood, 3rd Baronet, between 1846 and 1866, was a British Whig politician and Member of the British Parliament. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1846 to 1852.

  3. Charles Gerald Wood FRSL [1] (6 August 1932 – 1 February 2020) was an English playwright and scriptwriter for radio, television, and film. [2] His work has been staged at the Royal National Theatre as well as at the Royal Court Theatre and in the theatres of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

  4. Charles Wood, who has died aged 87, was a writer for stage and screen whose brilliant and idiosyncratic use of language was wedded to an iconoclastic, passionate humanism. He scripted films such as The Knack and Help!, and TV shows such as Morse and Iris, and wrote plays that explored the experience of modern war.

  5. Learn about the life and music of Charles Wood, a composer born in Armagh in 1866, who became Professor of Music at Cambridge. Watch a lecture by Dr David O'Shea and enjoy musical performances by Aisling Kenny and Gail Evans.

  6. Feb 5, 2020 · Wood wrote for films such as "The Charge of the Light Brigade," "Help!" and "Iris," and for TV dramas such as "Tumbledown" and "A Breed of Heroes." He was nominated for several BAFTAs and won the Palme d'Or for "The Knack ... and How to Get It."

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  8. Learn about Charles Wood, a composer of church music and chamber works who co-founded the Irish Folk Song Society. Find out his biography, works, and discography on this web page.

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