American music stars died in Hip fracture

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Dimitri Tiomkin

Dimitri Tiomkin (May 10, 1894 Kremenchuk-November 11, 1979 London) a.k.a. Dmitri Tiomkin, Dmitri Tyomkin, Dimitri Zinovich Tiomkin, Dimi, Dimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin or Timmy was an American conductor, film score composer and film producer.

His most well known albums: 36 Hours, Friendly Persuasion, Film Music Classics: Red River, The Guns of Navarone, Circus World, Lost Horizon, The High and the Mighty, The Alamo, The Old Man and the Sea and The Alamo: The Essential Film Music Collection.

Tiomkin was born in Ukraine but immigrated to the United States in 1925. He began his music career as a pianist and conductor before moving on to compose music for films. He won four Academy Awards for Best Original Music Score for his work on the films High Noon, The High and the Mighty, The Old Man and the Sea, and The Alamo. Additionally, he was nominated for numerous other awards. Tiomkin also produced several successful films, including Dial M for Murder and The Guns of Navarone. He was known for his collaboration with famed director Frank Capra and his patriotic scores for westerns and war movies. In addition to his film work, Tiomkin also composed classical music pieces, including a piano sonata and a concerto for piano and orchestra.

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