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name: "Humphrey Searle"
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roles: ["Composer"]
born: "26 August 1915"
died: "12 May 1982"
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# Humphrey Searle

Composer. Born 26 August 1915 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. Died 12 May 1982.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 26 August 1915, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
- **Died:** 12 May 1982

## Biography

Humphrey Searle (26 August 1915 – 12 May 1982) was an English composer. Born in Oxford, he studied classics there before training at the Royal College of Music with John Ireland and, on a scholarship, with Anton Webern in Vienna. He worked as a BBC producer from 1946 to 1948 and later taught composition at the Royal College of Music.

Searle was a pioneer of serial music in Britain and wrote extensively on Franz Liszt, devising a widely used catalogue of his works. His film scores include *The Abominable Snowman* (1957), *The Haunting* (1963) and incidental music for the *Doctor Who* serial *The Myth Makers* (1965). He also composed operas, five symphonies and several ballets.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Also known for

- *The Haunting* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *The Abominable Snowman* (1957), Original Music Composer

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