John Addison
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Emerging from a Surrey upbringing and a disciplined education at Wellington College, Addison entered the Royal College of Music at sixteen, where he honed composition under Gordon Jacob and mastered oboe and clarinet before his studies were interrupted by wartime service. After the war he returned to teach at the college and soon became a leading film composer, earning an Academy Award and a Gramm…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources