Person Open DS/UK/149 Barry; John (3 November 1933-30 January 2011); OBE; English conductor and composer Barry John 3 November 1933-30 January 2011 English conductor and composer Male (cisgender) John Barry Prendergast York, England (born)

British Music | Conductor, Composer White No known disability No known religious affiliation Son of John Xavier "Jack" Prendergast (projectionist during the silent film era) Spouse of Laurie Former spouse of Barbara Pickard, Jane Birkin and Jane Sidey Former partner of Ulla Larson Heterosexual John Barry was an English conductor and composer of film music. He is best known for composing the soundtracks for 12 of the James Bond films between 1962 and 1987. He wrote the scores to the award winning films Midnight Cowboy, Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa, in a career which lasted over 50 years. He received awards for his work, including five Academy Awards; two for Born Free, and one each for The Lion in Winter (for which he also won a BAFTA Award), Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa (both of which also won him Grammy Awards). He was later nominated for a Golden Globe for best original score for the 1980 film Somewhere in Time. Barry completed his last film score, Enigma in 2001 and recorded the successful album Eternal Echoes the same year. He then concentrated chiefly on live performances and co wrote the music to the musical Brighton Rock in (2004) alongside Don Black. Barry was married four times and had four children. He moved to the United States in 1975 and lived there for the remainder of his life until his death in 2011. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barry_(composer) (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHeharper 3/8/2012 RAHAKirkbride 2/9/2023 3dec756c-d4b7-49e4-a8c6-dc62ff1ffc4d