Name Cyril Mockridge Role Film composer | Children Jeanne Mockridge | |
Born August 6, 1896
London, England ( 1896-08-06 ) Occupation(s) Film and television composer Died January 18, 1979, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States Spouse Betty J Mockridge (m. ?–1978) Albums The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance / Donovan's Reef Similar People Lionel Newman, Alfred Newman, David Buttolph, Leigh Harline, Sol Kaplan | ||
Miracle on 34th street soundtrack suite cyril j mockridge
Cyril J. Mockridge (August 6, 1896 – January 18, 1979) was an English film and television composer who composed the scores for such films as Cheaper by the Dozen, River of No Return and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Mockridge was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1955 film Guys and Dolls and also composed the theme music for television's Western Laramie.
Contents
Mockridge, who for years was a staff composer for Twentieth Century-Fox, frequently working with Alfred Newman and Alfred's brother Lionel, is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.
Selected filmography
References
Cyril J. Mockridge Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA