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John Greenwood(1889-1975)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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John Greenwood was born on 26 June 1889 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Woman of Dolwyn (1949), 'Pimpernel' Smith (1941) and Blackout (1940). He died on 15 April 1975 in Ditchling, East Sussex, England, UK.
BornJune 26, 1889
DiedApril 15, 1975(85)
BornJune 26, 1889
DiedApril 15, 1975(85)
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Known for

Woman of Dolwyn (1949)
Woman of Dolwyn
7.0
  • Composer
  • 1949
'Pimpernel' Smith (1941)
'Pimpernel' Smith
7.2
  • Composer
  • 1941
Blackout (1940)
Blackout
6.9
  • Composer
  • 1940
Nadine March, Eileen Peel, and Billy Speechley in After Office Hours (1932)
After Office Hours
  • Composer
  • 1932

Credits

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Composer

  • The Atlantic Community: Introducing the United Kingdom (1956)
    The Atlantic Community: Introducing the United Kingdom
    6.4
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • The Lake District (1954)
    The Lake District
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Wicked Wife (1953)
    Wicked Wife
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • The Gentle Gunman (1952)
    The Gentle Gunman
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1952
  • West of England
    5.7
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • Another Man's Poison (1951)
    Another Man's Poison
    6.8
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • Berth 24 (1950)
    Berth 24
    7.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1950
  • London Can Take It! (1940)
    Family Portrait
    6.1
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1950
  • Trio (1950)
    Trio
    7.1
    • Composer
    • 1950
  • The Lost People (1949)
    The Lost People
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Woman of Dolwyn (1949)
    Woman of Dolwyn
    7.0
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Eureka Stockade (1949)
    Eureka Stockade
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Dirk Bogarde in Quartet (1948)
    Quartet
    7.3
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • Broken Journey (1948)
    Broken Journey
    5.8
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • David Farrar, Albert Lieven, and Mai Zetterling in Frieda (1947)
    Frieda
    7.2
    • Composer
    • 1947

Music Department

  • London Can Take It! (1940)
    Family Portrait
    6.1
    Short
    • music arranger
    • 1950
  • Clive Brook and Judy Campbell in Adventure in Blackmail (1942)
    Adventure in Blackmail
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • The Saint Meets the Tiger (1941)
    The Saint Meets the Tiger
    5.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Leslie Banks, Anthony Bushell, Greta Gynt, Liane Linden, and Ian McLean in The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
    The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
    6.2
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Buster Keaton in The Invader (1936)
    The Invader
    4.5
    • musical director
    • 1936

Soundtrack

  • Wilfrid Lawson in Hard Steel (1942)
    Hard Steel
    6.4
    • music: "Freedom Song" (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Blackout (1940)
    Blackout
    6.9
    • writer: "Danish Song" (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier in 21 Days Together (1940)
    21 Days Together
    6.1
    • arranger: "The Blue Danube" (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Laurence Olivier and Valerie Hobson in Clouds Over Europe (1939)
    Clouds Over Europe
    6.5
    • music: "Girls Drinking Scene", "The Elephant Dance" (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Conrad Veidt in Power (1934)
    Power
    6.4
    • arranger: "Gigue", "Minuet", "Gavotte" (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Brian Aherne and Victoria Hopper in The Constant Nymph (1933)
    The Constant Nymph
    6.8
    • music: "Symphony" (uncredited)
    • 1933

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • John D.H. Greenwood
  • Born
    • June 26, 1889
    • Kensington, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 15, 1975
    • Ditchling, East Sussex, England, UK

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  • Trivia
    English composer of orchestral works, piano and chamber music and motion picture scores. He studied viola and horn at the Royal College of Music. During the Second World War, he served on the staff of the BBC European Service as Assistant Music Supervisor.

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