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John De Lacy Wooldridge, DSO, DFC & Bar, DFM (18 July 1919 – 27 October 1958) was a Royal Air Force officer and bomber pilot, and a British film composer.
John Wooldridge was born in Yokohoma, Japan on July 18, 1919. Educated at St. Paul’s School, London, his first job was as secretary to a boys’ preparatory school in Norfolk. All his spare time was spent flying with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and studying music.
JOHN WOOLDRIDGE. John Wooldridge was born in Yokohoma, Japan on July 18, 1919. (John Huntley’s book on British film music incorrectly claims that he was born in Barnstaple in 1911.) He was educated at St. Paul’s School, London. His first job was as secretary to a boys’ preparatory school in Norfolk. All his spare time was spent flying ...
But John Wooldridge, who came up with the film's story and co-wrote the screenplay, was a working composer, and the script is based on his experiences. Wooldridge also wrote the film's score — a rather unusual case of a composer evoking himself on film.
John Wooldridge was a commanding officer of 105 Squadron during World War Two and his book recounts how he and his fellow pilots of 105 and 139 Squadrons utilised the Mosquito plane to sting Nazi defences with daring low-level attacks.
31 mar 2014 · 2K views 10 years ago. John Wooldridge: Main & End Title music from "Appointment in London" (1953). ...more.
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The composer John Wooldridge, was a pupil of Sibelius and a contemporary and friend of William Walton. He spent the war in Bomber Command. His promising career ended in a fatal car accident at the age of 47 in 1958.
