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Muir Mathieson

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Also known as James Muir Mathieson

British composer and conductor (1911–1975)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Henry V
  • Prelude
  • Funeral March from Hamlet

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Film & TV

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Known for

  • The Magic Box — Sir Arthur Sullivan1952
  • A Girl in a Million — Conductor1946
  • The Seventh Veil — Conductor1945

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1911-01-24
Active to
1975-08-02

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Listeners
1,125
Total plays
6,971

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James Muir Mathieson (24 January 1911 – 2 August 1975) was a British conductor and composer. Mathieson was almost always described as a "Musical Director" because he worked in films. Mathieson was born in Stirling, Scotland in 1911. After attending Stirling High School, he went to the Royal College of Music in London. In the 1930s he was head of the music department for Alexander Korda at Denham Film Studios. During his wartime service with the Ministry of Information <a href="https://www.last

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Stirling
Place of death
Oxford
Occupation
director
Languages spoken
English language
Record label
Jubilee Records
Number of children
4
Work location
United Kingdom
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date of birth
1911-01-24
date of death
1975-08-02
cause of death
esophageal cancer
manner of death
natural causes
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