| Birth: | Jan. 13, 1904 | | Death: | Nov. 15, 1977
London, England | 
Composer. He is known chiefly for his movie music. His "Warsaw Concerto" for piano and orchestra, written for the motion picture "Dangerous Moonlight" (1941), has enjoyed independent life as a concert piece. His other movie credits include "Fire Over England" (1937), "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" (1939), "Gaslight" (1940), "A Diary for Timothy" (1945), "Blithe Spirit" (1945), "Under Capricorn" (1949), "A Christmas Carol" (aka "Scrooge", 1951), "The Prince and the Showgirl" (1957), "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone" (1961), "Waltz of the Toreadors" (1962), and "Life at the Top" (1965). Addinsell was born in London, England and studied at the Royal Academy of Music. He acquired film scoring technique while working at RKO studios in Hollywood from 1932 to 1935. Outside of the cinema he was noted as the accompanist of stage comedienne Joyce Grenfell, and wrote many songs for her. (bio by: Robert Edwards)
Search Amazon for Richard Addinsell | | | Burial:
Golders Green Crematorium
Golders Green
Greater London, England |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Mar 04, 2000
Find A Grave Memorial# 8682 |
|
|
|
Do you have a photo to add? Click here |
(3.9 after 34 votes)
