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Dimitri Tiomkin

AKA Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin

Born: 10-May-1894
Birthplace: Kremenchuk, Ukraine
Died: 11-Nov-1979
Location of death: London, England
Cause of death: Accident - Fall
Remains: Buried, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Glendale, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Composer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Wild Is the Wind

Military service: US Army Signal Corps (WWII)

Father: Zinovie Tiomkin (physician)
Mother: Marie Tartakovsky (music teacher)
Wife: Albertina Rasch (m. 28-May-1925, d. 2-Oct-1967)
Wife: Olivia Cynthia Patch (m. 1972, until his death)

    University: St. Petersburg Conservatory

    Oscar for Best Music Original Song 1953 for "High Noon" (shared)
    Oscar 1953 for High Noon (best music, score)
    Oscar 1955 for The High and the Mighty (best music, score)
    Oscar 1958 for The Old Man and the Sea (best music, score)
    Golden Globe 1953 for High Noon (best score)
    Golden Globe 1955 (special award, film musical contribution)
    Golden Globe 1957 (special award, film music)
    Golden Globe 1961 for The Alamo (original score)
    Golden Globe 1962 for "Town Without Pity" (best song, shared)
    Golden Globe 1962 for The Guns of Navarone (best score)
    Golden Globe 1965 for The Fall of the Roman Empire (original score)
    Golden Globe 1965 for "Circus World" (best song, shared)
    French Legion of Honor 1960
    Naturalized US Citizen 1937



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