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Humphrey Searle(1915-1982)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity...
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The Haunting (1963)
Humphrey Searle was born on 26 August 1915 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Haunting (1963), Beyond Mombasa (1956) and Doctor Who (1963). He died on 12 May 1982 in London, England, UK.
BornAugust 26, 1915
DiedMay 12, 1982(66)
BornAugust 26, 1915
DiedMay 12, 1982(66)
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Known for

Julie Harris in The Haunting (1963)
The Haunting
7.4
  • Composer
  • 1963
Donna Reed, Eddie Calvert, Cornel Wilde, and Ron Randell in Beyond Mombasa (1956)
Beyond Mombasa
5.7
  • Composer
  • 1956
Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
Doctor Who
8.4
TV Series
  • Composer
Van Johnson, Herbert Lom, and Martine Carol in Action of the Tiger (1957)
Action of the Tiger
5.1
  • Composer
  • 1957

Credits

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Composer

  • Diana Rigg in Oresteia (1979)
    Oresteia
    6.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Composer
    • 1979
  • Woodland Harvest
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1976
  • The Tide of Traffic (1972)
    The Tide of Traffic
    6.0
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1972
  • Theatre 625 (1964)
    Theatre 625
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1966–1968
  • The Wednesday Play (1964)
    The Wednesday Play
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1968
  • Hugh Burden in The Inn Way Out (1967)
    The Inn Way Out
    6.8
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1967
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1965
  • All in a Lifetime
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1964
  • Julie Harris in The Haunting (1963)
    The Haunting
    7.4
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Elizabeth Weaver and William Greene in The Monsters (1962)
    The Monsters
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1962
  • A Light in Nature
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • October Moth (1960)
    October Moth
    5.6
    • Composer
    • 1960
  • Greek Sculpture 3000 B.C. To 300 B.C.
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1959
  • The Questioning City
    Short
    • Composer
    • 1959
  • Left Right and Centre (1959)
    Left Right and Centre
    6.3
    • Composer
    • 1959

Music Department

  • The Tide of Traffic (1972)
    The Tide of Traffic
    6.0
    Short
    • conductor
    • 1972
  • Angela Down, Liza Goddard, and Susan Jameson in Take Three Girls (1969)
    Take Three Girls
    7.8
    TV Series
    • radiophonic music
    • 1971
  • Theatre 625 (1964)
    Theatre 625
    7.1
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1966–1967
  • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • incidental music composed and conducted by
    • incidental music composed by
    • 1965
  • Julie Harris in The Haunting (1963)
    The Haunting
    7.4
    • conductor
    • 1963
  • Elizabeth Weaver and William Greene in The Monsters (1962)
    The Monsters
    7.6
    TV Series
    • conductor
    • 1962
  • A Letter for Wales (1960)
    The Coasts of Clyde
    7.1
    Short
    • music arranger
    • 1959
  • Foothold on Antarctica (1957)
    Foothold on Antarctica
    6.1
    Short
    • conductor
    • 1957
  • Anna Karenina (1948)
    Anna Karenina
    6.6
    • music assistant (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Plaisance
    TV Movie
    • music arranger
    • 1947

Soundtrack

  • Classic Widows
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • music: "Symphony No. 2, Movt. I"
    • 1995

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The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas
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The Abominable Snowman of the Himalayas
The Haunting (1963)
Trailer 2:14
The Haunting (1963)
The Haunting (1963)
Trailer 2:14
The Haunting (1963)

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 26, 1915
    • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 12, 1982
    • London, England, UK
  • Other works
    He was musical director for John Webster's play, "The Duchess of Malfi," in the Stratford Theatre Festival at the Aldwych Theatre in London, England in the Royal Shakespeare/Stratford-On-Avon Company production with Peggy Ashcroft, Eric Porter, Derek Godfrey, Sian Phillips, Max Adrian, Peter Jeffrey, John Cater, P.G. Stephens, Patrick Wymark, Stephanie Bidmead, Philip Voss, Roy Dotrice, Clive Swift, and Diana Rigg in the cast. Donald McWhinnie was director.

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