Birth of John Barry Prendergast3 November 1933
Birth of John Barry Prendergast
Historical person
John Barry Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Barry, based on 19 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
19 records1933–201112 events0 places
Chronological biography
1933
1957
John Barry Seven1957
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
EMI1959
Barry is employed by the EMI record company from 1959 until 1962 arranging orchestral accompaniment for the companys recording artists
1960
Beat Girl1960
When Adam Faith made his first film, Beat Girl, in 1960, Barry composed, arranged and conducted the score
1962
Dr No1962
Composes the "James Bond Theme" for Dr No
Ember Records1962
From 1962, Barry transferred to Ember Records where he produced albums as well as arranging them
1964
Zulu1964
Composes the theme tune for Zulu
1966
Academy Award1966
Best Original Song for "Born Free" from Born Free. Best Original Music Score for Born Free
1968
Academy Award1968
Best Original Music Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical) for The Lion in Winter
1969
Grammy Award1969
Best Instrumental Theme for Midnight Cowboy
1985
Academy Award1985
Best Original Score for Out of Africa
Grammy Award1985
Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Big Band for The Cotton Club
1986
Grammy Award1986
Best Instrumental Composition for Out of Africa
1990
Academy Award1990
Best Original Score for Dances with Wolves
1991
Grammy Award1991
Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television for Dances with Wolves
1998
Songwriters Hall of Fame1998
Barry is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
Songwriters Hall of Fame1998
Barry is inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
2005
BAFTA2005
Fellowship Award
2011
Death of John Barry30 January 2011
Death of John Barry Prendergast
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.