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John Lanchbery(1923-2003)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Additional Crew
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John Lanchbery was born on 15 May 1923 in London, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Turning Point (1977), Orphans of the Storm (1921) and The Iron Horse (1924). He was married to Elaine Fifield. He died on 26 February 2003 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
BornMay 15, 1923
DiedFebruary 26, 2003(79)
BornMay 15, 1923
DiedFebruary 26, 2003(79)
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Known for

Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Leslie Browne in The Turning Point (1977)
The Turning Point
6.8
  • Music Department(uncredited)
  • 1977
Orphans of the Storm (1921)
Orphans of the Storm
7.3
  • Composer(2002)
  • 1921
The Iron Horse (1924)
The Iron Horse
7.2
  • Music Department
  • 1924
James Mason, Jane Birkin, Roddy McDowall, Diana Rigg, Maggie Smith, Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Nicholas Clay, Sylvia Miles, and Denis Quilley in Evil Under the Sun (1982)
Evil Under the Sun
7.1
  • Music Department
  • 1982

Credits

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Music Department

  • The Two Pigeons (2016)
    The Two Pigeons
    • arranger (as John Lanchberry)
    • 2016
  • Buster Keaton in So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (2004)
    So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • composer: incidental music
    • 2004
  • Two by Dove (1995)
    Great Performances: Dance in America
    7.3
    TV Series
    • musical arranger
    • 2004
  • Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quichotte (2003)
    Rudolf Nureyev's Don Quichotte
    TV Movie
    • orchestrator
    • 2003
  • La Bayadère
    TV Special
    • orchestrator
    • 1999
  • La Bayadère - The Temple Dancer
    8.4
    TV Special
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1991
  • Le chat botté
    TV Movie
    • music arranger
    • orchestrator
    • 1987
  • La fille mal gardée (1986)
    La fille mal gardée
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • conductor
    • 1986
  • James Mason, Jane Birkin, Roddy McDowall, Diana Rigg, Maggie Smith, Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Nicholas Clay, Sylvia Miles, and Denis Quilley in Evil Under the Sun (1982)
    Evil Under the Sun
    7.1
    • conductor
    • music arranger
    • 1982
  • Sarah in America
    TV Movie
    • musical director
    • 1981
  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.5
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • musical director
    • orchestrator
    • 1977–1980
  • Nijinsky (1980)
    Nijinsky
    6.5
    • conductor
    • music adaptor
    • 1980
  • Shirley MacLaine, Anne Bancroft, Mikhail Baryshnikov, and Leslie Browne in The Turning Point (1977)
    The Turning Point
    6.8
    • music adapted by
    • music conducted by
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Don Quixote (1973)
    Don Quixote
    7.7
    • composer: additional music
    • musical director
    • orchestrator
    • 1973
  • Gala Performance
    TV Series
    • ballet conductor
    • conductor: The ballet Le Corsaire
    • 1970–1973

Composer

  • The Tales of Beatrix Potter (1971)
    The Tales of Beatrix Potter
    6.7
    • Composer
    • 1971
  • Boris Karloff in Colonel March of Scotland Yard (1954)
    Colonel March of Scotland Yard
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1956
  • Robert Ayres and June Thorburn in Delayed Action (1954)
    Delayed Action
    5.5
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • The Embezzler (1954)
    The Embezzler
    6.4
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Double Exposure (1954)
    Double Exposure
    5.9
    • Composer (as John Lanchberry)
    • 1954
  • Colonel March Investigates (1953)
    Colonel March Investigates
    5.9
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Deadly Nightshade (1953)
    Deadly Nightshade
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1953
  • Black Orchid (1953)
    Black Orchid
    6.1
    • Composer (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Sandra Dorne in 13 East Street (1952)
    13 East Street
    5.8
    • Composer (as John Lanchberry)
    • 1952
  • Barbara Murray and Dermot Walsh in The Frightened Man (1952)
    The Frightened Man
    6.1
    • Composer
    • 1952
  • The Quiet Woman (1951)
    The Quiet Woman
    6.0
    • Composer
    • 1951
  • Blackout (1950)
    Blackout
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 1950
  • No Trace (1950)
    No Trace
    6.2
    • Composer
    • 1950
  • The Eve of St. Agnes
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1950
  • The Iron Horse (1924)
    The Iron Horse
    7.2
    • Composer (1995)
    • 1924

Additional Crew

  • The Children's Royal Variety Performance (1994)
    The Children's Royal Variety Performance
    TV Special
    • by kind permission of: new orchestration of 'La Fille Mal Gardee'
    • 1994

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • John Lanchberry
  • Born
    • May 15, 1923
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 26, 2003
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Elaine FifieldDecember 18, 1951 - 1960 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    He choreographed in the ballet, "Les Sylphides," "The Burrow" (First Performance by the newly chartered Royal Ballet), and "Veneziana," in a Royal Ballet production at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England with Brenda Bolton, Anne Heaton, Donald MacLeary, Joan Blakeley, Lynn Seymour, Donald Britton, Edward Miller, and Christopher Gable in the cast.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    His honors include the Bolshoi Medal, the Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Award and the Carina Ari Medal. In 1991 he was awarded the Order of the British Empire.
  • Nickname
    • Jack

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