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John Mervyn Addison (16 March 1920 – 7 December 1998) was a British composer best known for his film scores. [1] Early life. Addison was born in Chobham, Surrey [2] to a father who was a colonel in the Royal Field Artillery, and this influenced the decision to send him to school at Wellington College, Berkshire.
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British composer, primarily of film scores. From a military family and the son of a Royal Field Artillery colonel, John Mervyn Addison was born March 16, 1920, in Chobham, Surrey, and attended Wellington College, Berkshire, with plans for a military career.
Dec 7, 1998 · English composer John Addison (1920-1998) lent his sophisticated—one is tempted to call it "erudite"—symphonic style to such notable pictures as Tom Jones, Hitchcock's Torn Curtain (replacing Bernard Herrmann), Sleuth, Swashbuckler, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution and A Bridge Too Far.
Joseph Addison (1 May 1672 – 17 May 1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was the eldest son of Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine.
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Dec 12, 1998 · JOHN ADDISON may well be best recalled by music historians as a master of the lightweight whimsical school of melody, typified by his themes for movies such as Tom Jones, Sleuth and the American...
