Biography
Eldon Davis Rathburn (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. Known as "the dean of Canadian film composers", Rathburn composed music for documentaries, short films, as well as such feature films as Drylanders (1963), Nobody Waved Good-bye (1964), Waiting for Caroline (1969), Cold Journey (1975), and Who Has Seen the Wind (1977). Rathburn was the subject of a 1995 NFB documentary by Louis Hone titled Eldon Rathburn: They Shoot... He Scores.
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Filmography
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The Rise and Fall of English Montreal (1993)
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Momentum (1992)
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Door to Door (1992)
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The Last Buffalo (1990)
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Creative Process: Norman McLaren (1990)
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The Defender (1989)
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Beavers (1988)
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Every Dog's Guide to Complete Home Safety (1987)
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The Champions, Part 3: The Final Battle (1986)
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Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks (1985)
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Real Inside (1984)
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The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones (1983)
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Standing Alone (1982)
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Meditation in Motion (1978)
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Who Has Seen the Wind (1977)
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Lady Fishbourne's Complete Guide to Better Table Manners (1976)
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Cold Journey (1975)
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My Friends Call Me Tony (1975)
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You've Read the Book, Now See the Movie (1975)
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The Hecklers (1975)
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My Name Is Susan Yee (1975)
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King of the Hill (1974)
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Satellites of the Sun (1974)
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Freshwater World (1974)
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Icarus (1974)
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The Family That Dwelt Apart (1973)
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The Huntsman (1972)
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Death of a Legend (1971)
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Ashes of Doom (1970)
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A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story (1970)
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Le grand Rock (1969)
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Waiting for Caroline (1967)
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In the Labyrinth (1967)
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The Railrodder (1965)
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Nobody Waved Goodbye (1964)
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Canon (1964)
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Fields of Sacrifice (1964)
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Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak (1964)
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Haida Carver (1964)
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Age of the Buffalo (1964)
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Christmas Cracker (1963)
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The Ride (1963)
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A Christmas Fantasy (1962)
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September Five at Saint-Henri (1962)
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Drylanders (1962)
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Nahanni (1962)
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Morning on the Lièvre (1961)
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Manger (1961)
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Everybody's Prejudiced (1961)
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Yukon Old, Yukon New (1961)
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Circle of the Sun (1960)
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Universe (1960)
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The Back-breaking Leaf (1959)
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The End of the Line (1959)
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Short and Suite (1959)
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A is for Architecture (1959)
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Mail Early for Christmas (1959)
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The Quest (1958)
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Mystery in the Kitchen (1958)
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Police (1958)
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Trans Canada Summer (1958)
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City of Gold (1957)
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It's a Crime (1957)
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Fish Spoilage Control (1956)
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The Pony (1955)
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Gold (1955)
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To Serve the Mind (1955)
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The Structure of Unions (1955)
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Corral (1954)
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One Little Indian (1954)
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Farewell Oak Street (1953)
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Western Wheat (1952)
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The Romance of Transportation in Canada (1952)
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The Man in the Peace Tower (1951)
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Water for the Prairies (1951)
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Silks and Sulkies (1950)
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Employment contract (1950)
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1867 and After (1950)
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Family Tree (1950)
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Trees Are a Crop (1950)
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Teeth Are to Keep (1949)
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Land in Trust (1949)
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55000 for Breakfast (1949)
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A Capital Plan (1949)
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The Home Town Paper (1948)
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When All the People Play (1948)
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Inside The Atom (1948)
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Johnny at the Fair (1947)
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Dusk
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Ratings
Average 3.92
Based on 6.52 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1916-04-21
Deathday2008-08-30 (92 years old)
Birth PlaceQueens County, Canada
CitizenshipsCanada
AwardsMember of the Order of Canada
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