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Cyril J. Mockridge(1896-1979)

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Soundtrack
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Cyril J. Mockridge was born on 6 August 1896 in London, England, UK. He was a composer, known for Guys and Dolls (1955), My Darling Clementine (1946) and The Ox-Bow Incident (1943). He was married to Betty J Mockridge. He died on 18 January 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
BornAugust 6, 1896
DiedJanuary 18, 1979(82)
BornAugust 6, 1896
DiedJanuary 18, 1979(82)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine in Guys and Dolls (1955)
Guys and Dolls
7.1
  • Music Department
  • 1955
Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, and Victor Mature in My Darling Clementine (1946)
My Darling Clementine
7.7
  • Composer(as Cyril Mockridge)
  • 1946
The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)
The Ox-Bow Incident
8.0
  • Composer
  • 1943
James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
8.1
  • Composer(as Cyril Mockridge)
  • 1962

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  • Stuart Whitman in Cimarron Strip (1967)
    Cimarron Strip
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 1967
  • June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris, Marta Kristen, Bill Mumy, Dick Tufeld, and Guy Williams in Lost in Space (1965)
    Lost in Space
    7.3
    TV Series
    • music (as Cyril Mockridge, uncredited)
    • 1966–1967
  • Peyton Place (1964)
    Peyton Place
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 1964–1967
  • Fess Parker in Daniel Boone (1964)
    Daniel Boone
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 1964–1965
  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 1965
  • Destry (1964)
    Destry
    7.3
    TV Series
    • music score (as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 1964
  • McHale's Navy (1962)
    McHale's Navy
    7.4
    TV Series
    • music score (as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 1963
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    7.6
    TV Series
    • music score
    • 1959–1963
  • John Wayne and Lee Marvin in Donovan's Reef (1963)
    Donovan's Reef
    6.7
    • music scored by (as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 1963
  • Going My Way (1962)
    Going My Way
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 1962–1963
  • Laramie (1959)
    Laramie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • music score
    • 1959–1962
  • Fair Exchange (1962)
    Fair Exchange
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Composer (as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 1962
  • James Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Andy Devine, Vera Miles, and Edmond O'Brien in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
    8.1
    • music scored by (as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 1962
  • Margie (1961)
    Margie
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1961–1962
  • Holiday Lodge (1961)
    Holiday Lodge
    TV Series
    • Composer
    • 1961

Music Department



  • June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris, Marta Kristen, Bill Mumy, Dick Tufeld, and Guy Williams in Lost in Space (1965)
    Lost in Space
    7.3
    TV Series
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1965–1966
  • Laramie (1959)
    Laramie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • composer: stock music
    • music: end credits (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 1959–1963
  • Fair Exchange (1962)
    Fair Exchange
    7.8
    TV Series
    • theme music (as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 1963
  • Going My Way (1962)
    Going My Way
    7.7
    TV Series
    • composer: theme music
    • 1962–1963
  • Holiday Lodge (1961)
    Holiday Lodge
    TV Series
    • theme music
    • 1961
  • Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Richard Widmark, Dorothy Malone, and Dolores Michaels in Warlock (1959)
    Warlock
    7.1
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Spencer Tracy, John Carradine, Jeffrey Hunter, Basil Rathbone, Pat O'Brien, Ricardo Cortez, Edward Brophy, Donald Crisp, Wallace Ford, Dianne Foster, James Gleason, and Basil Ruysdael in The Last Hurrah (1958)
    The Last Hurrah
    7.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Mickey Rooney, Tom Ewell, Dina Merrill, and Mickey Shaughnessy in A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)
    A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
    5.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • Pat Boone and Shirley Jones in April Love (1957)
    April Love
    6.2
    • music adaptation
    • 1957
  • The Last Wagon (1956)
    The Last Wagon
    7.0
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Mayo, and Robert Ryan in The Proud Ones (1956)
    The Proud Ones
    6.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons, and Vivian Blaine in Guys and Dolls (1955)
    Guys and Dolls
    7.1
    • background music adapted by
    • 1955
  • Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell in The Seven Year Itch (1955)
    The Seven Year Itch
    7.0
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Robert Taylor and Eleanor Parker in Many Rivers to Cross (1955)
    Many Rivers to Cross
    6.2
    • musical director (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Debra Paget and Dale Robertson in The Gambler from Natchez (1954)
    The Gambler from Natchez
    6.7
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1954

Soundtrack



  • The Fabelmans (2022)
    The Fabelmans
    7.5
    • performer: "Overland Stage"
    • writer: "Overland Stage" (as Cyril Mockridge, as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 2022
  • Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Jude Hill, Lewis McAskie, Caitríona Balfe, and Jamie Dornan in Belfast (2021)
    Belfast
    7.2
    • arranger: "Polly Wolly Doodle" (as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 2021
  • Ashley Thomas and Deborah Ayorinde in Them (2021)
    Them
    7.5
    TV Series
    • music: "It's a Woman's World"
    • 2021
  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (2020)
    Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • performer: "This House"
    • writer: "This House" (as Cyril Mockridge, as Cyril Mockridge)
    • 2020
  • Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance, and Justin Pierre Edmund in The Preacher's Wife (1996)
    The Preacher's Wife
    5.7
    • arranger: "Jingle Bells"
    • writer: "The House"
    • 1996
  • James Stewart, Raquel Welch, and Dean Martin in Bandolero! (1968)
    Bandolero!
    6.5
    • arranger: "Shoo, Fly, Don't Bother Me", "Nelly Bly", "Leather Britches", "Jenny Lind's Favorite Polka" (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • All Hands on Deck (1961)
    All Hands on Deck
    5.6
    • music: "It's A Woman's World" (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Pat Boone and Shirley Jones in April Love (1957)
    April Love
    6.2
    • music: "Tugfire", "First Meeting", "Tugfire's Escape", "The Sulky Race", "Lovers' Quarrel", "Tugfire's Illness"
    • 1957
  • Lauren Bacall, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Arlene Dahl, Fred MacMurray, Cornel Wilde, and Clifton Webb in Woman's World (1954)
    Woman's World
    6.9
    • music: "It's a Woman's World"
    • 1954
  • Gorilla at Large (1954)
    Gorilla at Large
    5.4
    • music: "Blue Waters" (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Jeffrey Hunter and Wendy Hiller in Sailor of the King (1953)
    Sailor of the King
    6.8
    • arranger: "God Save the King" (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Robert Wagner, Kathleen Crowley, and Dale Robertson in The Silver Whip (1953)
    The Silver Whip
    6.6
    • arranger: "Oh My Darling Clementine" (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Marilyn Monroe, Constance Bennett, Jean Peters, Thelma Ritter, David Wayne, and Monty Woolley in As Young as You Feel (1951)
    As Young as You Feel
    6.5
    • music: "Consolidated March" (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Sterling Holloway, Hugh Herbert, Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, El Brendel, Porter Hall, and Rudy Vallee in The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)
    The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend
    6.0
    • writer: "Clementine Capers" (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Lionel Barrymore, Dean Stockwell, and Richard Widmark in Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
    Down to the Sea in Ships
    7.4
    • arranger: "Rolling Home" (uncredited)
    • 1949

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Cyril Mockridge
  • Born
    • August 6, 1896
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 18, 1979
    • Honolulu, Hawaii, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Betty J Mockridge? - April 24, 1978 (her death)

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    British-born arranger, pianist and composer, who emigrated to the US in 1922, after serving with the London Rifle Brigade in World War I, followed by subsequent incarceration as a POW in Germany. Staff composer at 20th Century- Fox from 1935-61.
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    • Cyril Mockridge

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