Van Phillips

Alexander Van Cleve Phillips, usually shortened to "Van Phillips" was an American composer. He was in British dance bands in the 20's and 30's, and since the 50's, until 1968, he was a library music composer. He was also notable for composing the music for the BBC Radio show "Journey Into Space". He was most prolific in the Impress and Conroy libraries. Later, he became a travel photographer. He also published a book named "Traveller’s Book of Photography" that was published in 1966. He was a photographer until 1987, where he retired. He died on November 23rd, 1992.