Maurice Blackburn (composer)
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Joseph Albert Maurice Blackburn (22 May 1914 – 29 March 1988) was a Canadian composer, conductor, sound editor for film, and builder of string instruments. He is known for his soundtracks for animated film.[1]
Blackburn was born in Quebec City, Quebec.[2] He was a graduate of the Université Laval and the New England Conservatory in Boston.[2] He won the George Allan Prize in 1940.
He was married to screenwriter Marthe Blackburn, and was the father of science fiction writer Esther Rochon.[3]
