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Laurie Johnson, ‘The Avengers’ Composer, Dies at 96
British composer Laurie Johnson, whose theme for 'The Avengers' was among the most famous of 1960s spy-show signatures, died in his sleep Jan. 16.
British composer Laurie Johnson, whose theme for “ The Avengers ” was among the most famous of 1960s spy-show signatures, died in his sleep on Tuesday, Jan. 16, in North London, according to a statement from the family. Strangelove” for Stanley Kubrick in 1964, along with such features as “Tiger Bay” (1959), the Werner von Braun biopic “I Aim at the Stars” (1960) and sci-fi and fantasy films “First Men in the Moon” (1964) and “Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter” (1972). But it was his music for “The Avengers,” the lighthearted and stylish teaming of troubleshooters John Steed and Emma Peel, winningly played by Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg, that gave him star status.
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