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Richard Addinsell(1904-1977)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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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.
BornJanuary 13, 1904
DiedNovember 14, 1977(73)
BornJanuary 13, 1904
DiedNovember 14, 1977(73)
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Known for

Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn (2011)
My Week with Marilyn
6.9
  • Soundtrack("Hurdy Gurdy", "I Found a Dream")
  • 2011
Greer Garson and Robert Donat in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
7.9
  • Music Department(special music)
  • 1939
Blackout (1940)
Blackout
6.9
  • Composer(as Richard Addinsel)
  • 1940
Anton Walbrook and Diana Wynyard in Gaslight (1940)
Gaslight
7.3
  • Composer(musical score)
  • 1940

Credits

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Composer

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1983
  • Joyce Grenfell
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1972
  • Before the Fringe
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1967
  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1966
  • Life at the Top (1965)
    Life at the Top
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Earl Cameron, Lee Grant, and Fred Sadoff in The Respectful Prostitute (1964)
    Festival
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1964
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1962
  • The War Lover (1962)
    The War Lover
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
    Waltz of the Toreadors
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
    The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • Loss of Innocence (1961)
    Loss of Innocence
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • Macbeth (1960)
    Macbeth
    • Composer
    • TV Movie
    • 1960
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1953–1958
  • Saturday Playhouse
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • Theatre Night
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1958

Music Department

  • Re:Joyce! - A Celebration of the Work of Joyce Grenfell
    • composer: stock music
    • TV Movie
    • 1991
  • The Sea Wolves (1980)
    The Sea Wolves
    • music by
    • 1980
  • Diana Ross in BBC Show of the Week (1965)
    BBC Show of the Week
    • music by
    • TV Series
    • 1966
  • Joyce Grenfell (1964)
    Joyce Grenfell
    • music
    • TV Special
    • 1964
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    • composer: ballad
    • composer: incidental music
    • TV Series
    • 1950–1953
  • Sabotage at Sea (1942)
    Sabotage at Sea
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Leslie Banks, Anthony Bushell, Greta Gynt, Liane Linden, and Ian McLean in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
    The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Greer Garson and Robert Donat in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)
    Goodbye, Mr. Chips
    • composer: special music
    • 1939

Soundtrack

  • Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn (2011)
    My Week with Marilyn
    • writer: "Hurdy Gurdy", "I Found a Dream"
    • 2011
  • The Sea Wolves (1980)
    The Sea Wolves
    • music: "The Precious Moments"
    • 1980
  • Nationwide (1969)
    Nationwide
    • music: "The World Outside" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1975
  • The War Lover (1962)
    The War Lover
    • writer: "Song of Liberty" (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Vivien Leigh and Warren Beatty in The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961)
    The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
    • music: "Love Is a Bore" (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • "Steve Allen Show, The" Fred Astaire & Steve Allen c. 1960/NBC
    The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
    • writer: "Warsaw Concerto" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1959
  • Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
    Woman in a Dressing Gown
    • music: "Invitation Waltz" (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
    The Prince and the Showgirl
    • music: "I Found a Dream" (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Paradise Lagoon (1957)
    Paradise Lagoon
    • writer: "Waltz Sequence"
    • 1957
  • Rätten att älska (1956)
    Rätten att älska
    • music: "Invitation Waltz" (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Out of the Clouds (1955)
    Out of the Clouds
    • music: "Flame" (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Music for You
    • writer: "The Smoky Mountains"
    • TV Series
    • 1952
  • Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
    The Ed Sullivan Show
    • writer: "The Warsaw Concerto" (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1949
  • The Passionate Friends (1949)
    The Passionate Friends
    • music: "Lover's Moon", "First Love and Last Love" (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Soldier, Sailor (1944)
    Soldier, Sailor
    • Soundtrack ("I'm Going To See You Today")
    • 1944

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Richard Addinsel
  • Born
    • January 13, 1904
    • Bloomsbury, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 14, 1977
    • Chelsea, London, England, UK(bronchopneumonia)
  • Other works
    He composed the music for the 1932 Broadway adaptation of "Alice in Wonderland", which was revived on stage in 1947, and subsequently given two different television productions, in 1955, and in 1983. Both television productions used his music.
  • Publicity listings
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    His famous 'Warsaw Concerto', a Rachmaninoff like piece for piano and orchestra composed for the RKO picture Suicide Squadron (1941), is still being performed.
  • Nickname
    • Dick

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