Richard Addinsell
Born: 13 January 1904, Oxford (England)
Died: 14 November 1977, London (England)
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Studied at Oxford and also in Berlin and Vienna. Was known as a writer of incidental music for plays and films. His most famous composition, the so-called Warsaw Concerto, was written for the film Dangerous Moonlight (1941) became very poular. He did not hold it in high regard.
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Addinsell scored the music for the Alistair Sim version of "A Christmas Carol", often considered the best adaptation of the Dickens story.
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Biography
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Wetenswaardigheden
- Vader: William Arthur Addinsell (1858 in Aston [Cantlow] Warwickshire, England) Huwde 1891 in Solihull, Warwickshire(?), England.
- Moeder: Annie Beatrice Richards (1862 in Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, England).
- Broer: Arthur Addinsell (1892 in The Bungalow, Edgebaston, Warwickshire(?), England - ? in buitenland)
- Broer: Hugo Addinsell (1894 in Solihull, Warwickshire, England). Huwde Gladys Claire D’aubrey op 13 juni 1928 in St Thomas, Durban, Natal, Zuid-Afrika.
- Broer: John Edward (Jack) Addinsell (1896 in King’s Norton Lei - 1987, Hyde Park Gate, Graeter London, England). Huwde 1e vrouw Muriel Black in 1917, St Georges Hanover Sq, London, 2e vrouw Katherine.Y (Kay) Wilson in 1936, Chelsea.
- Studeerde rechten aan het Hertford College in Oxford, voor een korte tijd muziek aan de Royal College of Music te Londen. Was RAF bommer command navigator in de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
- 1904 Geboren op 13 januari in Oxford, Oxfordshire, Engeland, Groot-Brittanië.
- 1929-1932 Studeerde piano en compositie in Wenen en Berlijn.
- 1933 Gaat naar de Verenigde Staten, waar hij voor ‘Alice in Wonderland’ de toneelmuziek schreef.
- 1935 Wordt een belangrijke filmcomponist in England.
- 1943 Vader: Willam Arthur overlijdt op 17 juni in Andover, Hampshire, England, Groot-Brittanië.
- 1950 Moeder: Annie Beatrice overlijdt op 20 december 1950 in Westminster, Westminster, Greater Londen, Engeland, Groot-Brittanië.
- 1963 Broer: Hugo overlijdt in England of Australië.
- 1977 Gestorven op 15 november in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, Greater Londen, Engeland, Groot-Brittanië.
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