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Alex North

Alex North

Sound

December 4, 1910 – September 8, 1991 (died at 80)
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Male
88 Movies
3 TV Shows

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 nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia page Alex North, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man

1976 7.9

Original Music Composer

Age 65 (now 80)
12 eps
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

1976 8.3

Theme Song Performance

Age 65 (now 80)
22 eps
Good Morning, Vietnam
Good Morning, Vietnam

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987 7.3

Original Music Composer

Age 77 (now 80)
Spartacus
Spartacus

Spartacus

1960 7.5

Original Music Composer

Age 49 (now 80)
A Streetcar Named Desire
A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951 7.6

Original Music Composer

Age 40 (now 80)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966 7.7

Original Music Composer

Age 55 (now 80)
Cleopatra
Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963 7.1

Original Music Composer

Age 52 (now 80)
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

1961 7.6

Conductor

Age 51 (now 80)
The Children's Hour
The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

1961 7.6

Original Music Composer

Age 51 (now 80)
The Misfits
The Misfits

The Misfits

1961 7.0

Conductor

Age 50 (now 80)
The Misfits
The Misfits

The Misfits

1961 7.0

Original Music Composer

Age 50 (now 80)
Prizzi's Honor
Prizzi's Honor

Prizzi's Honor

1985 6.4

Original Music Composer

Age 74 (now 80)
The Bad Seed
The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed

1956 7.1

Original Music Composer

Age 45 (now 80)
Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer

Dragonslayer

1981 6.5

Original Music Composer

Age 70 (now 80)
Viva Zapata!
Viva Zapata!

Viva Zapata!

1952 6.9

Original Music Composer

Age 41 (now 80)
The Long, Hot Summer
The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

1958 7.1

Original Music Composer

Age 47 (now 80)