08/11/1922
Atherton Tableland, Queensland, Australia:
Ron Grainer (1922–1981) was an Australian composer who spent most of his career in the United Kingdom, writing music for television, film and theatre. He composed the themes for Doctor Who, Steptoe and Son, The Prisoner and Tales of the Unexpected, and also scored films including To Sir, with Love and The Omega Man. His work earned several Ivor Novello Award nominations and wins, including awards for Maigret and Steptoe and Son.
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Doctor Who: Wish World & The Reality War (2025) Main Title Theme Composer |
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Doctor Who at the Proms (2024) Music |
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Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death (2024) Main Title Theme Composer |
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Doctor Who at the Proms (2013) Music |
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Doctor Who at the Proms (2010) Music |
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Doctor Who (1996) Main Title Theme Composer |
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Doctor Who: The Wrath of Eukor (1984) Music |
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Never Never Land (1980) Original Music Composer |
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Roald Dahl’s Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady (1979) Music |
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Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) Music |
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The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976) Original Music Composer |
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I Don't Want to Be Born (1976) Music |
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I Don't Want to Be Born (1976) Conductor |
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One Away (1976) Music |
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South Riding (1974) Music |
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Mousey (1974) Original Music Composer |
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And No One Could Save Her (1973) Original Music Composer |
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Mutiny on the Buses (1972) Original Music Composer |
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Steptoe & Son (1972) Original Music Composer |
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The Eyes of Charles Sand (1972) Original Music Composer |
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Thief (1971) Music |
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Thief (1971) Original Music Composer |
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Thief (1971) Conductor |
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The Omega Man (1971) Original Music Composer |
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Hoffman (1970) Original Music Composer |
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Doctor Who: Inferno (1970) Music Arranger |
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In Search of Gregory (1969) Original Music Composer |
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Destiny of a Spy (1969) Music |
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Lock Up Your Daughters (1969) Original Music Composer |
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The Assassination Bureau (1969) Music |
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Maigret at Bay (1969) Music |
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Before Winter Comes (1969) Original Music Composer |
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Only When I Larf (1968) Original Music Composer |
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To Sir, with Love (1967) Original Music Composer |
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The Legend of Young Dick Turpin (1965) Music |
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The Mood Man (1965) Music Arranger |
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The Moon-Spinners (1964) Original Music Composer |
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Night Must Fall (1964) Music |
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Nothing But the Best (1964) Music |
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Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction (1964) Music |
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The Caretaker (1964) Original Music Composer |
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The Running Man (1963) Main Title Theme Composer |
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Giants of Steam (1963) Music |
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The Mouse on the Moon (1963) Music |
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Station Six-Sahara (1963) Music |
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The King's Breakfast (1963) Music |
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The Dock Brief (1962) Original Music Composer |
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Live Now - Pay Later (1962) Original Music Composer |
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Live Now - Pay Later (1962) Conductor |
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Some People (1962) Original Music Composer |
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A Kind of Loving (1962) Original Music Composer |
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A Kind of Loving (1962) Conductor |
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Terminus (1961) Original Music Composer |
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Terminus (1961) Conductor |
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Night School (1960) Music |
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A Woman of No Importance (1960) Music |