Quentin Tod (27 December 1884 – 5 May 1947), sometimes credited as Quentin Todd, was a British

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pioneer, and a devotee of

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Biography

Tod's first credited performance in film was in the 1930

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comedy ''The New Waiter'', in which Tod played himself. He was the sole credited dancer in the first British televised version of ''

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'' in 1937 and was ballet choreographer on the 1937 British television pantomime performance of ''

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''. The following year he devised ''Have You Brought Your Music?'' for

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. The show featured music played by the now defunct BBC Television Orchestra. Quentin Tod met the Indian spiritual master

in London at the home of Helena Davy in 1931 and became a devoted follower for the remainder of his life.''Meher Prabhu: Lord Meher, The Biography of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba'', Bhau Kalchuri, Manifestation, Inc. 1986. p. 1429 He spent time in Meher Baba's ashram in India near

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and also traveled with him to the United States in 1932. Tod died in 1947 of

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in St. Stephen's Hospital in

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at the age of 62.

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Quentin Tod in group photo with Meher Baba
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tod, Quentin 1884 births 1947 deaths English male film actors English choreographers Followers of Meher Baba 20th-century English male actors