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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.
John Mervyn Addison (16 March 1920 – 7 December 1998) was a British composer best known for his film scores. Addison was born in Chobham, Surrey 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.
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.
- March 16, 1920
- December 7, 1998
John Mervyn Addison was born on March 16, 1920, in Cobham, Surrey, England. He received his education at Wellington College in Berkshire and later attended the Royal College of Music. At the Royal College, he studied composition with Gordon Jacob, oboe with Léon Goossens, and clarinet with Frederick Thurston.
John Addison. 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.
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- West Chobham, Surrey, England, UK
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- Bennington, Vermont, USA
Addison is best known for his film scores. He won an Academy Award and a Grammy Award in the Best Original Score from a Motion Picture or Television Show category for the music to the 1963 film, "Tom Jones". He also won a BAFTA Award for "A Bridge Too Far" (1977).
John Mervyn Addison (16 March 1920 – 7 December 1998) was a British composer best known for his film scores. [1]
