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Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin [a] (May 10, 1894 – November 11, 1979) [1] was a Russian [2] [3] [4] and American film composer and conductor. Classically trained in Saint Petersburg before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City after the Russian Revolution.
Jun 18, 2020 · Dimitri Tiomkin, the official website, documents the life and career of the four-time Academy Award-winning composer of more than 100 films.
"Wild Is the Wind" is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington for the 1957 film Wild Is the Wind. Johnny Mathis recorded the song for the film and released it as a single in November 1957.
Dimitri Tiomkin was a Russian Jewish composer who emigrated to America and became one of the most distinguished and best-loved music writers of Hollywood. He won a hallowed place in the pantheon of the most successful and productive composers in American film history, earning himself four Oscars and sixteen Academy Awards nominations.
Dimitri Tiomkin was a Russian Jewish composer who emigrated to America and became one of the most distinguished and best-loved music writers of Hollywood. He won a hallowed place in the pantheon of the most successful and productive composers in American film history, earning himself four Oscars and sixteen Academy Awards nominations.
Dimitri Tiomkin, with his Oscar for “The High and the Mighty.” In light of all the wonderful scores and songs written over a 40-year career, it may come as a surprise that Tiomkin’s fame was cemented by a single incident, thanks to the then-budding medium of television.
Career: Composer and pianist in Berlin and Paris during the 1920s (played European premier of Gershwin's Concerto, 1928); 1929–68—lived in Hollywood; music director, Signal Corps films during World War II; 1968—settled in London.
Mar 30, 2015 · Sixty years ago, Dimitri Tiomkin made a memorable acceptance speech on one of the earliest televised Academy Awards ceremonies, broadcast live on March 30, 1955. “Tiomkin Tops Hope” proclaimed the trade publication Variety the following day.
Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin (May 10, 1894 – November 11, 1979) was a Russian-born American film composer and conductor. Classically trained in St. Petersburg, Russia before the Bolshevik Revolution, he moved to Berlin and then New York City after the Russian Revolution.
Dimitri Tiomkin. Composer. Appears on: It’s a Wonderful Life in Concert. Dimitri Zinovich Tiomkin was born in Kremenchuk on May 10, 1894. His mother, Marie (née Tartakovsky), was a music teacher and his father, Zinovie, a physician.