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George Duning (February 25, 1908 – February 27, 2000) [1] was an American musician [2] and film composer. He was born in Richmond, Indiana, and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, [1] where his mentor was Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.
George Duning (1908-2000) was a prolific and versatile musician who worked in film, TV, and radio. He composed the music for Star Trek, From Here to Eternity, and many other titles, and was nominated for five Oscars.
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- February 25, 1908
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George Duning was a composer and arranger who worked for Columbia Pictures and other studios. He played trumpet and piano for the Kay Kyser band and wrote music for films such as From Here to Eternity.
- February 25, 1908
- February 27, 2000
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George William Duning (25 February 1908 – 27 February 2000; age 92) was a Richmond, Indiana-born, Academy Award-nominated film and television composer who composed the scores for several episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series.
Duning received Academy Award nominations for his music score in five films: 1949's Jolson Sings Again (with Peter Brocco and cinematography by William E. Snyder) (shared with Morris Stoloff), No Sad Songs for Me (1950), From Here to Eternity (1953, starring Frank Sinatra, with Joseph Sargent) (also shared with Stoloff), Picnic (1955), and The Eddy Duchin Story (1956, also shared with Stoloff). However, he did not win any of his nominations. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe for his scoring of All the King's Men (1949, with Richard Hale, Al Wyatt, and Gil Perkins), but he did not win that one either.
The many other films for which he scored music include The Man from Laramie (1955, with Bill Catching), 3:10 to Yuma (1957, with Robert Ellenstein), Bell, Book and Candle (1958, with Dick Crockett), Houseboat (1958), Strangers When We Meet (1960, with Nancy Kovack, Dick Crockett and Robert Sampson), The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960, with John Anderson and Roy Jenson), The World of Suzie Wong (1960), Two Rode Together (1961, with Ted Knight), That Touch of Mink (1962, with John Fiedler and Clegg Hoyt), and Ensign Pulver (1964, starring Robert Walker in the title role). His music was also used in such films as Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953, with John Crawford, Celia Lovsky and Joseph Mell), and The Last Hurrah (1958, with Jeffrey Hunter, Gail Bonney, Chuck Hicks and Roy Jenson). He also composed scores for episodes of such TV programs as Dennis the Menace, The Time Tunnel (starring James Darren, Lee Meriwether and Whit Bissell), Cimarron Strip, Mannix, and The Big Valley.
Duning died in San Diego, California, two days after his 92nd birthday.
•TOS:
•"Metamorphosis"
•"I, Mudd" (stock, uncredited)
•"The Gamesters of Triskelion" (stock, uncredited)
•"The Immunity Syndrome" (stock, uncredited)
•"By Any Other Name" (stock, uncredited)
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George Duning: “I started out originally as a trumpet player, playing both jazz and symphonic music, then I would go back to the Cincinnati Conservatory and take crash courses during the summer. I’d quit the band or wherever I was working and go back and take some theory, counterpoint, harmony, and all that sort of stuff.
George Duning (1908-2000) was a prolific and versatile musician who worked on over 300 film and TV scores, including Star Trek, 3:10 to Yuma, and Pal Joey. He was nominated for five Academy Awards and received several honors for his contributions to the music industry.
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Mar 2, 2000 · Five-time Oscar nominee George Duning, a film and TV music arranger and scorer from Hollywood’s Golden Age, died Sunday in a San Diego hospital of cardiovascular disease. He was 92. Duning’s...
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