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Doreen Carwithen(1922-2003)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Doreen Carwithen was born on 15 November 1922 in Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. She was a composer, known for Man in Hiding (1953), Break in the Circle (1955) and The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954). She was married to William Alwyn. She died on 5 January 2003 in Forncett St Peter, Norfolk, England, UK.
BornNovember 15, 1922
DiedJanuary 5, 2003(80)
BornNovember 15, 1922
DiedJanuary 5, 2003(80)
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Known for

Man in Hiding (1953)
Man in Hiding
5.7
  • Composer
  • 1953
Break in the Circle (1955)
Break in the Circle
4.8
  • Composer
  • 1955
The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
The Men of Sherwood Forest
5.6
  • Composer
  • 1954
Orson Welles, Alan Badel, Eddie Byrne, John Gregson, Emrys Jones, Leueen MacGrath, and Elizabeth Sellars in Three Cases of Murder (1954)
Three Cases of Murder
6.5
  • Composer
  • 1954

Credits

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Composer

  • On the Twelfth Day... (1965)
    On the Twelfth Day...
    7.1
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • Break in the Circle (1955)
    Break in the Circle
    4.8
    • Composer
    • 1955
  • A Letter for Wales (1960)
    East Anglian Holiday
    6.2
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Orson Welles, Alan Badel, Eddie Byrne, John Gregson, Emrys Jones, Leueen MacGrath, and Elizabeth Sellars in Three Cases of Murder (1954)
    Three Cases of Murder
    6.5
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
    The Men of Sherwood Forest
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 1954
  • Teeth of the Wind
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • The Way of a Ship
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Man in Hiding (1953)
    Man in Hiding
    5.7
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Heights of Danger (1953)
    Heights of Danger
    5.4
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Bernard Miles on Gun Dogs
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • Boys in Brown (1949)
    Boys in Brown
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1949
  • To the Public Danger (1948)
    To the Public Danger
    6.3
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1948
  • This Modern Age
    Short
    • segment 16 "The British - Are They Artistic?"
    • segment 24 "Harvest from the Wilderness"
    • segment 26 "Europe's Fisheries in Danger" ...
    • 1946

Music Department

  • On the Twelfth Day... (1965)
    On the Twelfth Day...
    7.1
    Short
    • music arranger
    • 1965
  • Elizabeth Is Queen (1953)
    Elizabeth Is Queen
    6.3
    • music arranger
    • 1953
  • Alan Badel in The Stranger Left No Card (1952)
    The Stranger Left No Card
    7.3
    Short
    • orchestrator
    • 1952
  • The Dim Little Island (1949)
    The Dim Little Island
    6.7
    Short
    • music assistant (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Christopher Columbus (1949)
    Christopher Columbus
    5.9
    • composer: additional music, Spanish Court dances (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Richard Attenborough in Dulcimer Street (1948)
    Dulcimer Street
    6.9
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Broken Journey (1948)
    Broken Journey
    5.8
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 15, 1922
    • Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 5, 2003
    • Forncett St Peter, Norfolk, England, UK
  • Spouses
      William Alwyn1975 - September 12, 1985 (his death)

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  • Trivia
    British classical and film composer of the 1950's, also cellist, violinist and pianist. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, she began in films as assistant to music director Muir Mathieson. She was married to the composer William Alwyn.

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