George Duning
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George 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 (shared with Morris Stoloff), 1950's No Sad Songs for Me, 1953's From Here to Eternity (also shared with Stoloff), 1955's Picnic, and 1956's The Eddy Duchin Story (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 the 1949 film All the King's Men, but he did not win that one either.
The many other films for which he scored music include The Man from Laramie (1955), 3:10 to Yuma (1957), Bell Book and Candle (1958), Houseboat (1958), Strangers When We Meet (1960), The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1960), The World of Suzie Wong (1960), Two Rode Together (1961), That Touch of Mink (1962), and Ensign Pulver (1964, starring Robert Walker, Jr. in the title role). His music was also used in such films as Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and The Last Hurrah (1958). He also composed scores for episodes of such TV programs as Dennis the Menace, The Time Tunnel, Cimarron Strip, Mannix, and The Big Valley.
Duning died in San Diego, California, two days after his 92nd birthday.
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