Laura Devon
Who was the spouse of Maurice Jarre between Aug 1974 and Oct 1977?
Maurice Jarre Maurice-Alexis Jarre ( ; 13 September 1924 – 28 March 2009 ) was a French composer and conductor . Although he composed several concert works , Jarre is best known for his film scores , particularly for his collaborations with film director David Lean . Jarre composed the scores to all of Leans films from Lawrence of Arabia ( 1962 ) and Dr . Zhivago on . Notable scores for other directors include The Train ( 1964 ) , Mohammad , Messenger of God ( 1976 ) , Lion of the Desert ( 1981 ) , Witness ( 1985 ) , Fatal Attraction ( 1987 ) , and Ghost ( 1990 ) . Jarre was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . Three of his compositions spent a total of 42 weeks on the UK singles chart ; the biggest hit was Somewhere My Love ( to his tune Laras Theme , with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster ) performed by the Mike Sammes Singers , which reached Number 14 in 1966 and spent 38 weeks on the chart . Jarre was nominated for nine Academy Awards , winning three in the Best Original Score category for Lawrence of Arabia ( 1962 ) , Doctor Zhivago ( 1965 ) , and A Passage to India ( 1984 ) , all of which were directed by David Lean . He also won four Golden Globes , two BAFTA Awards , and a Grammy Award . Early life . Jarre was born in Lyon , France , in 1924 , the son of Gabrielle Renée ( née Boullu ) and André Jarre , a radio technical director . He first enrolled in the engineering school at the Sorbonne , but decided to pursue music courses instead . He left the Sorbonne against his fathers will and enrolled at the Conservatoire de Paris to study composition and harmony and chose percussion as his major instrument . He became director of the Théâtre National Populaire and recorded his first film score in France in 1951 . Film scoring . In 1961 , Jarres music career experienced a major change when British film producer Sam Spiegel asked him to write the score for the 1962 epic Lawrence of Arabia , directed by David Lean . The acclaimed score won Jarre his first Academy Award and he would go on to compose the scores to all of Leans subsequent films . He followed with The Train ( 1964 ) and Grand Prix ( 1966 ) , both for director John Frankenheimer , and in between had another great success in David Leans Doctor Zhivago , which included the lyricless tune Laras Theme ( later the tune for the song Somewhere My Love ) , and which earned him his second Oscar . He worked with Alfred Hitchcock on Topaz ( 1969 ) : although Hitchcocks experiences with the film were unhappy , he was satisfied with Jarres score , telling him , I have not given you a great film , but you have given me a great score . His score for David Leans Ryans Daughter ( 1970 ) , set in Ireland , completely eschews traditional Irish music styles , according to Leans preferences . The song It Was a Good Time , from Ryans Daughter went on to be recorded by musical stars such as Liza Minnelli who used it in her critically acclaimed television special Liza with a Z as well as by others during the 1970s . He contributed the music for Luchino Viscontis The Damned ( 1969 ) , and John Hustons The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ) . He was again nominated for an Academy Award for scoring The Message in 1976 , for the director and producer Moustapha Akkad . He followed with Witness ( 1985 ) and Dead Poets Society ( 1989 ) , for which he won a British Academy Award . In the 1970s and 1980s , Jarre turned his hand to science fiction , with scores for The Island at the Top of the World ( 1974 ) , Dreamscape ( 1984 ) , Enemy Mine ( 1985 ) , and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome ( 1985 ) . The latter is written for full orchestra , augmented by a chorus , four grand pianos , a pipe organ , digeridoo , fujara , a battery of exotic percussion , and three ondes Martenot , which feature in several of Jarres other scores , including Lawrence of Arabia , Jesus of Nazareth , The Bride and Prancer . The balalaika features prominently in Jarres score for Doctor Zhivago . In 1990 , Jarre was again nominated for an Academy Award scoring the supernatural love story/thriller Ghost . His music for the final scene of the film is based on Unchained Melody composed by fellow film composer Alex North . Other films for which he provided the music include A Walk in the Clouds ( 1995 ) , for which he wrote the score and all of the songs , including the romantic Mariachi Serenade . Also to his credit is the passionate love theme from Fatal Attraction ( 1987 ) , and the moody electronic soundscapes of After Dark , My Sweet ( 1990 ) . He was well respected by other composers including John Williams , who stated , on Jarres death , ( He ) is to be well remembered for his lasting contribution to film music .. . we all have been enriched by his legacy . Jarres television work includes the theme for the short-lived 1967 Western series on CBS , Cimarron Strip , his score for the miniseries Jesus of Nazareth ( 1977 ) , directed by Franco Zeffirelli , Shōgun ( 1980 ) , and the theme for PBSs Great Performances . Jarre scored his last project in 2001 , a television mini-series about the Holocaust titled Uprising . He was one of the giants of 20th-century film music who was among the most sought-after composers in the movie industry and a creator of both subtle underscoring and grand , sweeping themes , not only writing for conventional orchestras .. . but also experimenting with electronic sounds later in his career . Music style . Jarre wrote mainly for orchestras , but began to favour synthesized music in the 1980s . Jarre pointed out that his electronic score for Witness was actually more laborious , time-consuming and expensive to produce than an orchestral score . Jarres electronic scores from the 1980s also include Fatal Attraction , The Year of Living Dangerously , Firefox and No Way Out . A number of his scores from that era also feature electronic / acoustic blends , such as Gorillas in the Mist , Dead Poets Society , The Mosquito Coast and Jacobs Ladder . Family . Jarre was married four times , the first three marriages ending in divorce . In the 1940s , his marriage to Francette Pejot , a French Resistance member and concentration camp survivor , produced a son , Jean-Michel Jarre , a French composer , performer , and music producer who is one of the pioneers in electronic music . When Jean-Michel was five years old , Maurice split up with his wife and moved to the United States , leaving Jean-Michel with his mother in France . In 1965 , Jarre married French actress Dany Saval ; together they had a daughter , Stephanie Jarre . He next married American actress Laura Devon ( 1967–1984 ) , resulting in his adopting her son , Kevin Jarre , a screenwriter , with credits on such films as Tombstone and Glory ( 1989 ) . From 1984 to his death , he was married to Fong F . Khong . Death . Maurice Jarre died on 28 March 2009 in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer . Awards . Jarre received three Academy Awards and received a total of nine nominations , eight for Best Original Score and one for Best Original Song . He also won four Golden Globes and was nominated for ten . The American Film Institute ranked Jarres score for Lawrence of Arabia #3 on their list of the greatest film scores . His scores for the following films were also nominated for the list : - Doctor Zhivago ( 1965 ) - A Passage to India ( 1984 ) - Ryans Daughter ( 1970 ) Numerous additional awards include ASCAPs Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993 . External links . - Filmography , soundtrack reviews , capsule biography - Obituary by the Associated Press on Legacy.com