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Maurice Jarre

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Year of Birth:1924
Year of death:2009

Biography

(source: wikipedia)

Maurice-Alexis Jarre (; 13 September 1924 – 28 March 2009)[ allmusic Biography] was a French composer and conductor. Although he composed several concert works, Jarre is best known for his film scores, particularly for his collaborations with film director David Lean. Jarre composed the scores to all of Lean's films from Lawrence of Arabia (1962) to A Passage to India (1984). He was nominated for nine Academy Awards, winning three in the Best Original Score category for... more

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