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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Addison canonical | 8 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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film composer ⓘ person ⓘ screen composer ⓘ television composer ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
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BAFTA awards ⓘ
surface form:
BAFTA Award
Grammy Award ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1920-03-16 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1998-12-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal College of Music ⓘ |
| employer |
BBC (as a television composer on commissioned projects)
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surface form:
BBC (as a composer for productions)
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| familyName | Addison ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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television music ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
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television score ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasWorkPeriod |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mid-20th-century cinema music
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television theme music ⓘ versatile and melodic film scores ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | John Addison self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Bridge Too Far (1977 film) score
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Murder, She Wrote ⓘ
surface form:
Murder, She Wrote theme
The Honey Pot (1967 film) score ⓘ The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976 film) score ⓘ Tom Jones (1963 film) score ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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film composer ⓘ television composer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Chobham
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surface form:
Chobham, Surrey, England
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| placeOfDeath |
Bennington, Vermont
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surface form:
Bennington, Vermont, United States
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| residence |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| servedIn | British Army ⓘ |
| spouse | Pamela Addison ⓘ |
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