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Joseph Horovitz(1926-2022)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Additional Crew
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Joseph Horovitz was born on 26 May 1926 in Vienna, Austria. He was a composer, known for Lillie (1978), Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963) and The Search for the Nile (1971). He was married to Anna Landau. He died on 9 February 2022 in London, England, UK.
BornMay 26, 1926
DiedFebruary 9, 2022(95)
BornMay 26, 1926
DiedFebruary 9, 2022(95)
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Known for

Francesca Annis in Lillie (1978)
Lillie
8.1
TV Mini Series
  • Composer
Tarzan's Three Challenges (1963)
Tarzan's Three Challenges
5.6
  • Composer
  • 1963
The Search for the Nile (1971)
The Search for the Nile
8.3
TV Mini Series
  • Composer
Saturday Night Thriller (1982)
Saturday Night Thriller
7.4
TV Series
  • Composer

Credits

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Composer

  • Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)
    Rumpole of the Bailey
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1978–1992
  • Edward Petherbridge in A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
    A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1987
  • Moving (1985)
    Moving
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Joseph Horowitz)
    • 1985
  • Francesca Annis and James Warwick in Partners in Crime (1983)
    Partners in Crime
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1983–1984
  • Saturday Night Thriller (1982)
    Saturday Night Thriller
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Year of the French
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Caroline Embling and William Gaunt in Claire (1982)
    Claire
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1982
  • Reginald Barratt, Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Bernard Hepton, Arthur Lowe, Brian Miller, Ron Moody, Jack Rosenthal, Liz Smith, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • original music by
    • 1982
  • Richard Johnson in The Member for Chelsea (1981)
    The Member for Chelsea
    TV Series
    • original music by
    • 1981
  • Seven Dials Mystery (1981)
    Seven Dials Mystery
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1981
  • John Gielgud, Francesca Annis, Connie Booth, Leigh Lawson, Eric Porter, and James Warwick in Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)
    Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • The Tempest (1980)
    The Tempest
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • The Dybbuk
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • Robert Hardy and Felicity Kendal in Twelfth Night (1980)
    Twelfth Night
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1980
  • Jackanory Playhouse (1972)
    Jackanory Playhouse
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1979

Music Department

  • Giselle (2006)
    Giselle
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • music revisor
    • 2006
  • Year of the French
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • title music
    • 1982
  • Richard Johnson in The Member for Chelsea (1981)
    The Member for Chelsea
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1981
  • Rumpole of the Bailey (1978)
    Rumpole of the Bailey
    8.4
    TV Series
    • musical director
    • music director
    • conductor
    • 1978–1980
  • The Dybbuk
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1980
  • The Magic of Dance (1979)
    The Magic of Dance
    7.5
    TV Series
    • composer: additional music
    • 1979
  • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.7
    TV Series
    • composer: title music
    • 1976
  • Wessex Tales (1973)
    Wessex Tales
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • conductor
    • 1973
  • The Search for the Nile (1971)
    The Search for the Nile
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • conductor
    • 1971
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • composer: title music
    • 1970
  • Bird's-Eye View (1969)
    Bird's-Eye View
    7.0
    TV Series
    • composer: additional music
    • 1969

Additional Crew

  • Richard Johnson in The Member for Chelsea (1981)
    The Member for Chelsea
    TV Series
    • composer
    • 1981

Personal details

  • Official site
    • British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors
  • Alternative name
    • Joseph Horowitz
  • Born
    • May 26, 1926
    • Vienna, Austria
  • Died
    • February 9, 2022
    • London, England, UK
  • Spouse
    • Anna Landau1956 - February 9, 2022 (his death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    He contributed for the revue, "One to Another: A New Lyric Revue," at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England with Beryl Reid, Patrick Wymark, Sheila Hancock, Roddy Maude-Roxby, and Joe Melia in the cast. Eleanor Fazan was director. John Cranko, Bamber Gascoigne, John Mortimer, Dorothy Parker, Harold Pinter, Humphrey Searle, and NF Simpson were contributors.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Since the early 1960s he has been Professor of Composition at the Royal College of Music in London, of which he is a Fellow.

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