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THE RULES:
1) No posting the answers. (That's right, if you know the answer, DON'T post it.)
2) If you DO know the answer, instead post a CLUE*. (These threads die a fast and sad death when the answers get posted. They last and are more fun when people give each other clues instead.)
3) If you know of other nicknames, please post them, so others can guess.
4) No search engines. (That's right, use your noodle, not your computer!)
*Here's an example of a clue - Say the nickname was "Snoopy" and the answer is John Williams. You could say:
"Snoopy" won Oscars for some wars, a violinist who played overhead, and a businessman's list.
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that someone will buzz past reading the rules, start posting the answers, and ruin the fun of this thread.
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So, bright guys, what film/TV composers had the following nicknames?
1. Pappy
2. McTavish
3. Miss ___ [the composer's last name]
4. Beulah
5. Buttercup
6. Q
7. Dame ___ [the composer's last name]
8. Elsie
9. Flop Ears
10. Beardsley
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I have no idea about those (although I suspect what nr. 6 is)
Put up your guess in the form of a clue (see instructions above), and I'll tell you if you're on a good wicket, Thor.
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"Curly"
Who's that?
I don't know yet, but I'll guess that it was film/TV composer who was bald.
Yes?
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Chrispy Bacon.
Just kidding.
"Sandy" was a composer in his own right but also did lots of orchestration, notably for two famous composers.
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"Curly"
Who's that?
I don't know yet, but I'll guess that it was film/TV composer who was bald.
Yes?
Well, he DID have hair at the time -- especially when he had that nickname. These days, there are obviously receding hairlines.
A curly-headed film composer? Nothing comes to mind right away.
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"Pappy" belonged to a multi-Oscar-winning, long-time head of 20th Century-Fox music department whose descendants are current film composers. If that doesn't give it away, I don't know what will. 
As for the rest...beats me!
Ron Burbella
Yes, Ron, you did give this one away.
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The guy at 6 also made name as a producer. One of his productions is still the best of the best — the best album from the best pop-performer ever. Of which we have been confronted with just two days ago.
Thanks for confirming my suspicions!
Thor and johnbijl have this one right.
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He got his nickname -- for somewhat unknown reasons -- when he played with his fellow jazz kids in the late 1940s. Today, more prominent features of the man include a different colour of the hair (obviously), a pair of glasses and a particular type of sweater.
Jazz childs? Could be lots: I think Duning, Fried, Fielding, F Steiner.
What instrument did he play?
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