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John Hotchkis(1916-1996)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
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John Hotchkis was born on 22 November 1916 in Somerset, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Crucible of Horror (1971), Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954) and A Wedding (1978). He died in January 1996 in Kent, England, UK.
BornNovember 22, 1916
DiedJanuary 1996
BornNovember 22, 1916
DiedJanuary 1996
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Known for

Michael Gough, Sharon Gurney, and Yvonne Mitchell in Crucible of Horror (1971)
Crucible of Horror
5.2
  • Composer
  • 1971
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)
Nineteen Eighty-Four
7.3
TV Movie
  • Music Department
  • 1954
A Wedding (1978)
A Wedding
7.0
  • Music Department
  • 1978
Judith Paris
TV Mini Series
  • Composer

Credits

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Composer

  • Michael Gough, Sharon Gurney, and Yvonne Mitchell in Crucible of Horror (1971)
    Crucible of Horror
    5.2
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Ian McKellen in David Copperfield (1966)
    David Copperfield
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1966
  • Judith Paris
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Martin Chuzzlewit (1964)
    Martin Chuzzlewit
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1960–1963
  • Wendy Craig in Candida (1961)
    Candida
    9.3
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1961
  • Thomas Raymond Laden in Peepshow (1956)
    A House in Bayswater
    7.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1959
  • June Thorburn in Cinderella (1958)
    Cinderella
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • A Shaft of Light
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Television Playwright
    5.7
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • The Invisible Armies
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1958
  • Like Paradise
    Short
    • music
    • 1957
  • Aladdin
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1957
  • The Goose Girl
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1956

Music Department

  • A Wedding (1978)
    A Wedding
    7.0
    • composer: fanfare music
    • 1978
  • Michael Gough, Sharon Gurney, and Yvonne Mitchell in Crucible of Horror (1971)
    Crucible of Horror
    5.2
    • conductor
    • 1971
  • Judith Paris
    TV Mini Series
    • music conducted by
    • 1964
  • Thomas Raymond Laden in Peepshow (1956)
    A House in Bayswater
    7.0
    Short
    • conductor
    • 1960
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • music arranger
    • conductor
    • 1960
  • A Shaft of Light
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1958
  • Aladdin
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1957
  • The Goose Girl
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1956
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • composer: special music
    • 1950–1954
  • Nineteen Eighty-Four (1954)
    Nineteen Eighty-Four
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • incidental music composed by
    • incidental music conducted by
    • 1954

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 22, 1916
    • Somerset, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 1996
    • Kent, England, UK
  • Other works
    He was the musical director for Hugh Ross Williamson's play, "Queen Elizabeth," at the Arts Theatre Club in London, England with Catherine Lacey, Louise Hampton, and Wolfe Morris in the cast. Alec Clunes was director.

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  • Trivia
    Also a conductor, and a pianist and composer on radio

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