Cyril J. Mockridge

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Cyril J. Mockridge
Born	(1896-08-06)August 6, 1896 London, England
Died	January 18, 1979(1979-01-18) (aged 82) Honolulu, Hawaii
Occupations	Film and television composer

Cyril J. Mockridge (August 6, 1896 - January 18, 1979) was an English film and television composer who composed the scores for such films as Cheaper by the Dozen, Grand Canary, Danger - Love at Work, In the Meantime, Darling, Wake Up and Dream, Nightmare Alley, and Road House. Mockridge was nominated for an Academy Award for the 1955 film Guys and Dolls and also composed the music for television's Lost in Space.

Mockridge, who for years was a staff composer for Twentieth Century-Fox, frequently working with Alfred Newman and Alfred's brother Lionel, is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California.

Selected filmography

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 44500721 LCCN: no90010580 ISNI: 0000 0000 5954 5794 GND: 17404271X SUDOC: 061140465 BNF: cb140415156

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Name	Mockridge, Cyril J.
Alternative names
Short description	Film and television composer
Date of birth	August 6, 1896
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	January 18, 1979
Place of death	Honolulu, Hawaii

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