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Richard Addinsell (1904–1977)

Composer | Soundtrack | Music Department

English composer Richard Addinsell was born in 1904. After finishing his law studies at Oxford, he took a short course in music at the Royal College of Music in London and studied from 1929 to 1932 in Berlin and Vienna. From 1933 to 1935 he lived in the USA writing scores for the Hollywood studios. See full bio »

Born:

Richard Stewart Addinsell
in London, England, UK

Died:

(age 73) in Chelsea, London, England, UK
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1983 Great Performances (TV series)
– Alice in Wonderland (1983)
 
1966 The Wednesday Play (TV series)
– The Mayfly and the Frog (1966)
 
1965 Life at the Top
 
1962 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
– The Canterville Ghost (1962)
 
1962 The War Lover
 
1962 Waltz of the Toreadors
 
1961 The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
 
1961 Loss of Innocence
 
1960 Macbeth (II) (TV movie)
 
1958 A Tale of Two Cities
 
1957 The Prince and the Showgirl
 
1957 Paradise Lagoon (uncredited)
 
1955 Out of the Clouds
 
1954 Beau Brummell
 
1953 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
– Wuthering Heights (1953)
– Will Shakespeare (1953)
– L'Aiglon (1953)
 
1953 Sea Devils
 
1953 The Secret Cave
 
1951 Encore
 
1951 Tom Brown's Schooldays
 
1951 Scrooge (musical score by)
 
1950 Highly Dangerous
 
1950 The Black Rose
 
1949 Under Capricorn
 
1949 One Woman's Story
 
1946 Alice (TV short)
 
1945 Blithe Spirit (musical score)
 
1945 A Diary for Timothy (documentary short)
 
1943 The New Lot (short)
 
1943 We Sail at Midnight (documentary short)
 
1942 The Avengers (musical score)
 
1942 The Big Blockade
 
1942 This Is Colour (documentary short)
 
1941 This England
 
1941 Love on the Dole
 
1941 Suicide Squadron
 
1941 Old Bill and Son
 
1941 W.R.N.S. (short)
 
1940 Gaslight
 
1940 Blackout (as Richard Addinsel)
 
1940 Britain at Bay (documentary short)
 
1940 Men of the Lightship (documentary short)
 
1939 The Lion Has Wings
 
1938 The Beachcomber
 
1938 South Riding
 
1937 Troopship
 
1937 Dark Journey
 
1937 Fire Over England
 
1936 The Amateur Gentleman
 
1932 His Lordship
 
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1980 The Sea Wolves (music: "THE PRECIOUS MOMENTS")
 
1959 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (TV series)
– Salute to the U.S. Army (1959) (writer: "Warsaw Concerto" - uncredited)
 
1944 Soldier, Sailor ("I'm Going To See You Today")
 
1941 Suicide Squadron (writer: "Warsaw Concerto" 1941)
 
1940 Gaslight (arranger: "The Can-Can" - uncredited, "Waltz" - uncredited)
 
1940 Blackout (music: "Face in the Crowd" - uncredited, "Canteen Con" - uncredited)
 
1939 Goodbye, Mr. Chips (arranger: "An der schönen blauen Donau Walzer The Blue Danube Waltz Op. 314" 1867 - uncredited, "Wine Women and Song" - uncredited, "A Thousand and One Nights" - uncredited)
 
1937 Troopship (arranger: "Mademoiselle from Armentieres" - uncredited)
 
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1991 Re:Joyce! - A Celebration of the Work of Joyce Grenfell (TV movie) (composer: stock music)
 
1964 Joyce Grenfell (TV movie) (music)
 
1942 Sabotage at Sea (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1939 The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1939 Clouds Over Europe (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 

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(1952) He composed music for Alan Melville, Simon Phipps, Paul Dehn, and Herbret Farjeon's revue, "Penny Plain," at the St. Martin's Theatre in London, England with Joyce Grenfell, Elisabeth Welch, Max Adrian, Desmond Walter-Ellis, Rose Hill, Moyra Fraser, Julian Orchard, and Jimmy Thompson in the cast... See more »

Alternate Names:

Richard Addinsel
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Began to compose aged 21. See more »

Star Sign:

Capricorn