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Dimitri Tiomkin

Dimitri Tiomkin is a composer born on May 10, 1894 in Kremenchug, Poltava governorate, Russian Empire. He died on November 11, 1979, aged 85. He is known for It's a Wonderful Life, Dial M for Murder and Strangers on a Train. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Sound
Born
May 10, 1894
Place of birth
Kremenchug, Poltava governorate, Russian Empire
Died
November 11, 1979
Also known as
Димитрий Темкин · Димитрий Тёмкин

Biography

Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (May 10, 1894 – November 11, 1979) was a Ukrainian-born American film composer and conductor. Classically trained in St. Petersburg, Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City after the Russian Revolution. In 1929, after the stock market crash, he moved to Hollywood, where he became best known for his scores for Western films, including Duel in the Sun, Red River, High Noon, The Big Sky, 55 Days at Peking, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, and Last Train from Gun Hill, as well as his work with director Frank Capra. Tiomkin received 22 Academy Award nominations and won four Oscars, three for Best Original Score for High Noon, The High and the Mighty, and The Old Man and the Sea, and one for Best Original Song for "The Ballad of High Noon" from the former film.

Filmography

  1. 1969Mackenna's GoldProducer
  2. 1967The War WagonMusic
  3. 196436 HoursMusic
  4. 1964Circus WorldMusic
  5. 1964The Fall of the Roman EmpireMusic
  6. 196355 Days at PekingMusic
  7. 1961The Guns of NavaroneMusic
  8. 1960The SundownersMusic
  9. 1960The AlamoMusic
  10. 1960The UnforgivenMusic
  11. 1959Last Train from Gun HillMusic
  12. 1959Rio BravoMusic
  13. 1958The Old Man and the SeaMusic
  14. 1957Night PassageMusic
  15. 1957Gunfight at the O.K. CorralMusic
  16. 1956GiantMusic
  17. 1956Friendly PersuasionMusic
  18. 1955The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellMusic
  19. 1955Land of the PharaohsMusic
  20. 1954The High and the MightyMusic
  21. 1954Dial M for MurderMusic
  22. 1953Blowing WildMusic
  23. 1953Return to ParadiseMusic
  24. 1953JeopardyMusic
  25. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 1 episode
  26. 1953I ConfessMusic
  27. 1953Angel FaceMusic
  28. 1952The Big SkyMusic
  29. 1952High NoonMusic
  30. 1951Strangers on a TrainMusic
  31. 1951The Thing from Another WorldMusic
  32. 1950Cyrano de BergeracMusic
  33. 1950The MenMusic
  34. 1950Champagne for CaesarMusic
  35. 1950Guilty BystanderMusic
  36. 1949D.O.A.Music
  37. 1949Canadian PacificMusic
  38. 1949ChampionMusic
  39. 1948Portrait of JennieMusic
  40. 1948Red RiverMusic
  41. 1948Tarzan and the MermaidsMusic
  42. 1947The Long NightMusic
  43. 1946Duel in the SunMusic
  44. 1946It's a Wonderful LifeMusic
  45. 1946Let There Be LightMusic
  46. 1946The Dark MirrorMusic
  47. 1946Angel on My ShoulderMusic
  48. 1946Whistle StopMusic
  49. 1945DillingerMusic
  50. 1944When Strangers MarryMusic
  51. 1943Why We Fight: The Battle of RussiaMusic
  52. 1943Shadow of a DoubtMusic
  53. 1941Meet John DoeMusic
  54. 1940The WesternerMusic
  55. 1939Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMusic
  56. 1939Only Angels Have WingsMusic
  57. 1938You Can't Take It with YouMusic
  58. 1937Lost HorizonMusic
  59. 1935Mad LoveMusic
  60. 1933Alice in WonderlandMusic