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name: "Duane Tatro"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/duane-tatro"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "18 May 1927"
died: "9 August 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T16:17:13.190603+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Duane Tatro

Composer. Born 18 May 1927 in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 9 August 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 18 May 1927, Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 9 August 2020
- **Active:** 1966–1972
- **Works often with:** Benny Golson, Michael O'Herlihy, Terry Becker

## Biography

Duane Tatro was an American composer and jazz musician. Born in Van Nuys, California, he played saxophone with Stan Kenton’s band at the age of 16, served in the US Navy during World War II, and studied music at the University of Southern California. He also studied in Paris with Arthur Honegger and Darius Milhaud.

Tatro composed music for numerous television series from the late 1960s onwards, including *Mission: Impossible* (1966), *M*A*S*H* (1972), *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), *Cannon* (1971), *The Love Boat* (1977) and *Dynasty* (1981). He composed the theme for *The Manhunter* (1974) and contributed to many other Quinn Martin productions and long-running shows. His 1956 album *Jazz for Moderns* is among his earlier jazz recordings.

Tatro died in Bell Canyon, California, in 2020.

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)
- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *The Love Boat* (1977), Music
- *Dynasty* (1981), Music
- *The Streets of San Francisco* (1972), Music
- *Cannon* (1971), Music

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