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Dimitri Tiomkin

Ukrainian and American composer · United States · On the map · Musicians · Lived 1894 to 1979 · aged 85

Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin was a Russian and American film composer and conductor. Classically trained in Saint Petersburg before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City after the Russian Revolution.

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1979Died11 November 19791961Golden Globe Award for Best Original SongAward1960Golden Globe Award for Best Original ScoreAward1959Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy ScoreAward1955Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy ScoreAward1953Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy ScoreAwardAcademy Award for Best Original SongAward1894Born10 May 1894

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Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song1961
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score1960
Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score1959
Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score1955
Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score1953
Academy Award for Best Original Song1953
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Order of Isabella the Catholic
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres

About this person

In 1929, after the stock market crash, he moved to Hollywood, where he became best known for his scores for Western films, including Duel in the Sun, Red River, High Noon, The Big Sky, 55 Days at Peking, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Rio Bravo, and Last Train from Gun Hill.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1979 · aged 85

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