Robert Farnon was born on July 24, 1917 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was a composer, known for Der Mann, der vom Himmel fiel (1976), Weißer Herrscher über Tonga (1954) and Bäreninsel in der Hölle der Arktis (1979). He was married to Patricia Smith. He died on April 23, 2005 in Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.