Dimitri Tiomkin

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Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (May 10, 1894 - November 11, 1979) is a Russian-born American film composer and conductor.

Early life and education[change | change source]

Dimitri Tiomkin was born in Kremenchuk, Poltava Governorate, Ukraine.

Life in America[change | change source]

Working for Frank Coppa (1937-1946)[change | change source]

High Noon (1952)[change | change source]

Film genres and other associations[change | change source]

Television[change | change source]

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Death and legacy[change | change source]

Dimitri Tiomkin died in London, England in 1979 two weeks after fracturing his pelvis in a fall.

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