John Addison

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John Addison was a British film composer renowned for his versatile and melodic scores for mid-20th-century cinema and television.

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John Addison canonical 8

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instanceOf composer
film composer
person
screen composer
television composer
activeInPeriod mid-20th century
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Original Score
BAFTA Award
linked to: BAFTA awards

Grammy Award
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1920-03-16
dateOfDeath 1998-12-07
educatedAt Royal College of Music
employer BBC (as a composer for productions)
familyName Addison
fieldOfWork film music
television music
genre film score
television score
givenName John
hasWorkPeriod 1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
instrument piano
knownFor mid-20th-century cinema music
television theme music
versatile and melodic film scores
languageOfWorkOrName English
name John Addison
nationality British
notableWork A Bridge Too Far (1977 film) score
Murder, She Wrote theme
linked to: Murder, She Wrote

The Honey Pot (1967 film) score
The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976 film) score
Tom Jones (1963 film) score
occupation composer
film composer
television composer
placeOfBirth Chobham, Surrey, England
linked to: Chobham
placeOfDeath Bennington, Vermont, United States
linked to: Bennington, Vermont
residence United Kingdom
United States
servedIn British Army
spouse Pamela Addison

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The Entertainer (1960 film) musicBy John Addison
Sleuth (1972 film) musicBy John Addison
Tom Jones (1963 film) musicBy John Addison
subject linked to: Tom Jones
A Bridge Too Far musicBy John Addison
Smashing Time musicBy John Addison
John Addison name John Addison
Murder, She Wrote composer John Addison