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 previously married to Jane Delin and Doris (Dorse) Enid Jukes. He died on April 24, 2008 in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.