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Maurice Jarre

Composer
12 September 1924 to 29 March 2009

Closely associated with David Lean, Jarre contributed memorable scores to Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan’s Daughter (1970) and A Passage To India (1984). Other credits include The Man Who Would Be King (1975), Witness (1985), Dead Poets Society (1989) – the latter two BAFTA winners – and Ghost (1990).

* Read Maurice Jarre's Times Obituary