Dimitri Tiomkin
Dimitri Tiomkin · Arts & Literature
Film composer of Western scores including High Noon and Giant
1894, Kremenchuk, Russian Empire (now Ukraine) — 1979, London, England
Russian Empire · United States · United Kingdom
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Tiomkin was one of Hollywood's leading film composers, especially of Western scores, winning four Academy Awards. His music includes 'High Noon' (and its Oscar-winning song), 'Giant', 'It's a Wonderful Life' and 'The High and the Mighty'. He was born into a Jewish family in Kremenchuk and emigrated to the United States in the 1920s.
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Film composer of Western scores including High Noon and Giant
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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