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name: "John Addison"
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roles: ["Composer"]
born: "16 March 1920"
died: "7 December 1998"
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updated: "2026-09-16T11:01:55.818692+00:00"
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# John Addison

Composer. Born 16 March 1920 in Chobham, Surrey. Died 7 December 1998.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 16 March 1920, Chobham, Surrey
- **Died:** 7 December 1998
- **Also known as:** Jock Addison

## Biography

John Addison (1920–1998) was a British composer of film, television and concert music. Born in Chobham, Surrey, he studied at the Royal College of Music before serving as a tank officer in the Second World War. After the war he returned to the Royal College of Music, where he taught composition.

Addison is best known for his film scores, including *Tom Jones* (1963), for which he won an Academy Award, *Torn Curtain* (1966), *Sleuth* (1972), for which he received an Oscar nomination, and *A Bridge Too Far* (1977), for which he won a BAFTA. He also composed the main title theme for the television series *Murder, She Wrote* (1984) and wrote for the stage, including several John Osborne plays. He later moved to the United States and continued to compose for film and television.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com, mfiles.co.uk.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Sleuth* (1972), Fi1m 82, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/sleuth.md)

## Also known for

- *A Bridge Too Far* (1977), Original Music Composer, Conductor
- *Torn Curtain* (1966), Original Music Composer
- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Main Title Theme Composer
- *Tom Jones* (1963), Original Music Composer
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), Music
- *The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner* (1962), Music
- *Brighton Rock* (1948), Music Arranger
- *A Taste of Honey* (1961), Original Music Composer

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