Birth of John Barry Prendergast
Birth of John Barry Prendergast
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
John Barry Biography and Timeline
Follow John Barry through 19 dated historical records for Great Britain.
John Barry, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
19Distinct records
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1933–2011Years on this page
1933
1957
John Barry Seven
Forms his own band The John Barry Seven, with whom he had some hit records, including "Hit and Miss", the theme tune he composed for the BBCs Juke Box Jury programme
1959
EMI
Barry is employed by the EMI record company from 1959 until 1962 arranging orchestral accompaniment for the companys recording artists
1960
Beat Girl
When Adam Faith made his first film, Beat Girl, in 1960, Barry composed, arranged and conducted the score
1962
Dr No
Composes the "James Bond Theme" for Dr No
Ember Records
From 1962, Barry transferred to Ember Records where he produced albums as well as arranging them
1964
Zulu
Composes the theme tune for Zulu
1966
Academy Award
Best Original Song for "Born Free" from Born Free. Best Original Music Score for Born Free
1968
Academy Award
Best Original Music Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical) for The Lion in Winter
1969
Grammy Award
Best Instrumental Theme for Midnight Cowboy
1985
Academy Award
Best Original Score for Out of Africa
Grammy Award
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band for The Cotton Club
1986
Grammy Award
Best Instrumental Composition for Out of Africa
1990
Academy Award
Best Original Score for Dances with Wolves
1991
Grammy Award
Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television for Dances with Wolves
1998
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Barry is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Barry is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
2005
BAFTA
Fellowship Award
2011
Death of John Barry
Death of John Barry Prendergast
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.