Cyril J. Mockridge
Cyril J. Mockridge | |
---|---|
Born |
London, England | August 6, 1896
Died |
January 18, 1979 82) Honolulu, Hawaii | (aged
Occupation(s) | Film and television composer |
Cyril J. Mockridge (August 6, 1896 – January 18, 1979) was an English film and television composer who scored such films as Cheaper by the Dozen, River of No Return and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1955 film Guys and Dolls, and composed the theme music for the television Western series Laramie.
Mockridge spent years as a staff composer for Twentieth Century-Fox, frequently working with Alfred Newman and Alfred's brother Lionel. He is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.[1]
Filmography
- In Old Chicago (1938)
- Heaven Can Wait (1943)
- The Oxbow Incident (1943)
- In the Meantime, Darling (1944)
- Captain Eddie (1945)
- Cluny Brown (1946)
- Wake Up and Dream (1946)
- Nightmare Alley (1947)
- Road House (1948)
- Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)
- Love Nest (1951)
- Deadline—U.S.A. (1952)
- River of No Return (1954)
- Woman's World (1954)
- The Lieutenant Wore Skirts (1956)
- The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
- Desk Set (1957)
- Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)
- Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
- Thunder in the Sun (1959)
- Hound-Dog Man (1959)
- Tall Story (1960)
- Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
- Flaming Star (1960)
- All Hands on Deck (1961)
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
- Donovan's Reef (1963)
References
- ↑ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 32854-32860). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
External links
Find a Grave
This article is issued from
Wikipedia.
The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike.
Additional terms may apply for the media files.