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Cyril J. Mockridge

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Cyril John Mockridge
Born(1896-08-06)August 6, 1896
London, England
DiedJanuary 18, 1979(1979-01-18) (aged 82)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
OccupationFilm composer
Years active1933–1967

Cyril John Mockridge (August 6, 1896 – January 18, 1979) was an English film and television composer. He received professional training at the Royal Academy of Music in London. In the early 1930s, Mockridge went to Hollywood where he scored and arranged the music for more than a hundred films including Cheaper by the Dozen, River of No Return and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

He was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1955 film Guys and Dolls with Jay Blackton.[1]

Mockridge spent years as a staff composer for Twentieth Century-Fox, frequently working with Alfred Newman and Alfred's brother Lionel. He retired to Hawaii, where he died in 1979 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "The 28th Academy Awards (1956) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 32854-32860). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
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