Maurice Cole (pianist) Maurice Cole (pianist) Maurice Cole (1902–1990), was an English pianist, teacher and adjudicator who studied privately and at the Guildhall School of Music with Arthur De Greef. Maurice Cole was born in London, England. He was the first pianist to broadcast a recital on the BBC and went on to perform, amongst many other compositions, both books of Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier" on the BBC Third Programme. He was professor at the Guildhall School of Music from 1953, was appointed Professor of Pianoforte at the School on two occasions and was a member of the Incorporated Society of Musicians. He was
E. J. Cole was transported in its own train. In 1910 and 1911 Cole made a series of films adapted from his shows. They were sometimes screened accompanied by lectures and songs. Cole toured Tasmania in 1911 and 1912. By 1926 the company was down to a size of 24 and touring mostly only country areas. Cole's company was still touring in the 1930s as 'Cole's Varieties', run by his son-in-law, Bill Ayr. Cole and his wife ran a small factory at Marrickville in Sydney which manufactured cowboy outfits for small children. Cole married his leading lady, Vene Linden (real name Lavinia Catherine)