Ron Grainer

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composer film score composer human television composer

Ron Grainer was an Australian composer best known for writing iconic television themes, including the original Doctor Who theme.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ron Grainer canonical 8
Ronald Erle Grainer 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf composer ⓘ
film score composer ⓘ
human ⓘ
television composer ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1981 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
awardReceived Ivor Novello Award ⓘ
birthName Ron Grainer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Ronald Erle Grainer
burialPlace Cahors ⓘ
surface form: Cahors, France
causeOfDeath spinal cancer ⓘ
collaboratedWith Delia Derbyshire ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Australia ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1922-08-11 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1981-02-21 ⓘ
educatedAt Queensland Conservatorium of Music ⓘ
fieldOfWork film music ⓘ
television music ⓘ
genre film score ⓘ
television music ⓘ
theme music ⓘ
instrument organ ⓘ
piano ⓘ
knownFor original Doctor Who theme composition ⓘ
writing television theme music ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movedTo United Kingdom ⓘ
name Ron Grainer self-link ⓘ
nationality Australian ⓘ
notableWork Doctor Who (classic series) music scores ⓘ
surface form: Doctor Who theme

Maigret ⓘ
surface form: Maigret theme

Man in a Suitcase ⓘ
surface form: Man in a Suitcase theme

Steptoe and Son ⓘ
surface form: Steptoe and Son theme

Tales of the Unexpected theme ⓘ
That Was the Week That Was ⓘ
surface form: That Was the Week That Was theme

The Prisoner ⓘ
surface form: The Prisoner theme

To Sir, with Love ⓘ
surface form: To Sir, with Love score
occupation composer ⓘ
film composer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
television composer ⓘ
participatedIn World War II ⓘ
placeOfBirth Atherton, Queensland, Australia ⓘ
placeOfDeath Cahors ⓘ
surface form: Cahors, France
residence London, England ⓘ
servedIn Australian Army ⓘ
spouse Margaret Grainer NERFINISHED ⓘ
workedFor BBC ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

An Unearthly Child → themeMusicBy → Ron Grainer ⓘ
Steptoe and Son → openingThemeComposer → Ron Grainer ⓘ
The Omega Man (1971 film) → musicBy → Ron Grainer ⓘ
subject surface form: The Omega Man
That Was the Week That Was → composer → Ron Grainer ⓘ
"Attack of the Cybermen" → hasThemeMusicComposer → Ron Grainer ⓘ
subject surface form: Attack of the Cybermen
Doctor Who episode "An Unearthly Child" → composer → Ron Grainer ⓘ
subject surface form: An Unearthly Child
Doctor Who episode "An Unearthly Child" → themeMusicComposer → Ron Grainer ⓘ
subject surface form: An Unearthly Child
Ron Grainer → name → Ron Grainer self-link ⓘ
Ron Grainer → birthName → Ron Grainer self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ronald Erle Grainer