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Eldon Davis Rathburn CM (21 April 1916 – 31 August 2008) was a Canadian film composer who scored over 250 films during his thirty-year tenure as a staff composer at the National Film Board of Canada.
Jun 15, 2009 · Eldon Davis Rathburn, CM, composer, pianist, organist, teacher (born 21 April 1916 in Queenstown, NB; died 30 August 2008 in Ottawa , ON ). Known as the “dean of Canadian film composers,” Eldon Rathburn worked as a composer at the National Film Board (NFB) from 1944 to 1976.
English Biography. ELDON RATHBURN was born at Queenstown, New Brunswick on April 21, 1916. He received his Licentiate of Music at McGill University, Montréal in 1937 and the following year won the Canadian Performing Rights Society Scholarship Competition.
The pages that follow chronicle the life and work of Eldon Davis Rathburn (1916–2008), one of the most multi-dimensional, prolific, and endlessly fascinating composers of the twentieth century.
“Eldon Davis Rathburn (1916-2008), one of the most multi-dimensional, prolific, and endlessly fascinating composers of the twentieth century, wrote more music than any other Canadian composer of his generation.
This short documentary traces the life and career of composer Eldon Rathburn. A music lover since childhood, Rathburn used to go to the movies in Saint John, New Brunswick, in the 1920s just to hear the soundtrack.
Eldon Davis Rathburn was a Canadian film composer who scored over 250 films during his thirty-year tenure as a staff composer at the National Film Board of Canada.
