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- Born
- 1976
- Works
- 32
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- The Whisper Man
- The Shadows
- Whisper Man Sneak Peek
- Half Burnt House
- The Angel Maker
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Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Alex North (born Isadore Soifer, December 4, 1910 – September 8, 1991) was an American composer best known for his many film scores, including A Streetcar Named Desire (one of the first jazz-based film scores), Viva Zapata!, Spartacus, Cleopatra, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. He was the first composer to receive an Honorary Academy Award, but never won a competitive Oscar despite fifteen…
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- North and the Music of the South — Self (archive footage)2006
- Making 'The Misfits' — Self (archive footage)2002
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Alex North (December 4, 1910 - September 8, 1991) was an American composer responsible for the first jazz-based film score (A Streetcar Named Desire). North was nominated for 15 Oscars, but did not win until receiving the lifetime achievement Academy Award in 1986. Among his many film scores are Spartacus, Cleopatra, Streetcar Named Desire, Death of A Salesman, Dragonslayer, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Viva Zapata. North composed the music to the timeless hit song, "Unchained Melody
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alex
- Family name
- North
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chester
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Educated at
- Moscow Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Unchained Melody
- Field of work
- film score
- Record label
- RCA Victor
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- date of birth
- 1910-12-10
- date of death
- 1991-09-08
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Song
- start of work period
- 1937-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Alex North
- end of work period
- 1991-00-00
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