Facts:   - years active: 1960s -- 2014    - birth name: peter robin callander    - death date: 25 february 2014    - genre: pop music      - birth date: 10 october 1939    - name: peter callander    - background: non_performing_personnel    - website: official website    - birth place: lyndhurst , hampshire    - occupation: songwriter , record producer   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of peter callander .
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peter callander -lrb- 10 october 1939 -- 25 february 2014 -rrb- was an english songwriter and record producer .active from the 1960s onwards , callander wrote or co-wrote songs that have been performed by recording artists such as cilla black , tom jones , cliff richard , shirley bassey , and the tremeloes , amongst many others .callander was also a founder member of the society of distinguished songwriters -lrb- sods -rrb- , a director of prs for music , and formed a publishing company , callander family music ltd. .