| John Barry  AKA John Barry Prendergast
Born: 3-Nov-1933
Birthplace: York, England
Died: 30-Jan-2011
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Composer Nationality: England
Executive summary: Film composer, James Bond, Out of Africa Composer best known for his work scoring films, including eleven "James Bond" features. Won Oscars for Born Free, Dances with Wolves, The Lion in Winter, Out of Africa. His other scores included Body Heat, The Day of the Locust, The Ipcress File, Jagged Edge, Midnight Cowboy, and They Might Be Giants. Wife: Barbara Pickard (m. 1959, div. 1963)
Wife: Jane Birkin (m. 1965, div. 1968, one daughter)
Daughter: Kate Barry (fashion photographer, b. 1968, d. 2013)
Wife: Jane Sidey (m. 1969, div. 1971)
Wife: Laurie Barry (m. 3-Jan-1978, until his death)
Oscar for Best Music Original Score 1966 for Born Free
Oscar for Best Music Original Song 1966 for Born Free
Oscar for Best Music Original Score 1968 for The Lion in Winter
Oscar for Best Music Original Score 1985 for Out of Africa
Oscar for Best Music Original Score 1990 for Dances with Wolves
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Officer of the British Empire 1999
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 (5-Oct-2012) · Himself
Deadfall (11-Sep-1968) · Orchestra Conductor
It's All Happening (Aug-1963)
A Matter of WHO (3-Oct-1961) · Himself
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