Composer Sir Peter Maxwell Davies , who was appointed Master of the Queen 's Music in 2004 , was born in Salford . Actors Albert Finney and Robert Powell were both born and raised in Salford . Another notable resident of Salford is Eddie Colman , the youngest of the Manchester United players to die in the Munich air disaster of 6 February 1958 , when only 21 . Born at Archie Street in November 1936 , he lived in the area all his life and is buried at Weaste Cemetery . His former home was demolished in the early 1970s . Geoff Bent , another Manchester United player who died at Munich , was born in Salford . Journalist Alistair Cooke who wrote and broadcast " Letter from America " for decades on the BBC was born in Salford
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