- Born
- Died
- Birth nameTristram Ogilvie Cary
- Nickname
- The Father of British Electronic Music
- Tristram Cary was born on May 14, 1925 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. He was a composer, known for The Ladykillers (1955), Quatermass and the Pit (1967) and The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960). He was married to Jane Delin and Doris (Dorse) Enid Jukes. He died on April 24, 2008 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
- SpousesJane Delin(November 27, 2003 - April 24, 2008) (his death)Doris (Dorse) Enid Jukes(July 7, 1951 - 1978) (divorced, 3 children)
- He is the son of novelist Joyce Cary.
- Emigrated to Australia in 1972.
- He was a pioneer in electronic music, having become inspired by his WWII Royal Navy training in radar. He built the first electronic studio at the Royal College of Music, and was instrumental in the invention of the synthesizer.
- Composed over 70 concert works, of which 29 make use of electronic instrumentation.
- Wrote the "Illustrated Compendium of Musical Terminology", considered a bible for electronica.
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