| LC control no. | no 92022761 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Grainer, Ron |
| Biography/History note | Ronald Erle Grainer (11 August 1922 - 21 February 1981) was an Australian composer who worked for most of his professional career in the United Kingdom. He is mostly remembered for his television and film score music, especially the theme music for Doctor Who, The Prisoner, Steptoe and Son and Tales of the Unexpected. |
| Birth date | 1922-08-11 |
| Death date | 1981-02-21 |
| Place of birth | Atherton (Qld.) |
| Place of death | Cuckfield (England) |
| Field of activity | Music Motion picture music Television music Composition (Music) |
| Affiliation | Sydney Conservatorium of Music |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Film composers Television composers |
| Found in | To sir with love [MP] 1967: credits (music by Ron Grainer) LC in OCLC, 9-9-92 (hdg.: Grainer, Ron) Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed. (Grainer, Ron; b. Aug. 11, 1922, Queensland, Australia, d. Feb. 22, 1981, Sussex, England; musical director, composer for television, films and theater) Wikipedia viewed January 31, 2023 : (Ronald Erle Grainer (11 August 1922 - 21 February 1981) was an Australian composer who worked for most of his professional career in the United Kingdom. He is mostly remembered for his television and film score music, especially the theme music for Doctor Who, The Prisoner, Steptoe and Son and Tales of the Unexpected.) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Grainer> IMDb, April 5, 2023: (Ron Grainer; Born August 11, 1922 in Atherton, Queensland, Australia; Died February 21, 1981 in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, UK; Sydney Conservatorium of Music) |
| Associated language | eng |
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