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Alex North

Alex North

Known For Sound
Birthday Dec 04, 1910
Died Sep 08, 1991 (80)
Birthplace Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 09, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date May 29, 2024
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Biography

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.

Known For

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The Dead

The Dead

1987

Music

Good Morning, Vietnam

Good Morning, Vietnam

1987

Original Music Composer

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

1985

Original Music Composer

Prizzi's Honor

Prizzi's Honor

1985

Original Music Composer

Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano

1984

Original Music Composer

Sister, Sister

Sister, Sister

1982

Music

Dragonslayer

Dragonslayer

1981

Original Music Composer

Carny

Carny

1980

Original Music Composer

Wise Blood

Wise Blood

1979

Music

The Passover Plot

The Passover Plot

1976

Original Music Composer

Journey into Fear

Journey into Fear

1975

Music

Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet

1975

Original Music Composer

Shanks

Shanks

1974

Original Music Composer

Lost in the Stars

Lost in the Stars

1974

Music Director

Pocket Money

Pocket Money

1972

Original Music Composer

Willard

Willard

1971

Original Music Composer

Hard Contract

Hard Contract

1969

Music

A Dream of Kings

A Dream of Kings

1969

Music

The Shoes of the Fisherman

The Shoes of the Fisherman

1968

Original Music Composer

The Devil's Brigade

The Devil's Brigade

1968

Original Music Composer

Africa

Africa

1967

Music

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966

Original Music Composer

The Agony and the Ecstasy

The Agony and the Ecstasy

1965

Original Music Composer

The Outrage

The Outrage

1964

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

1964

Music Arranger, Conductor, Original Music Composer

Cleopatra

Cleopatra

1963

Original Music Composer

All Fall Down

All Fall Down

1962

Original Music Composer

The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour

1961

Conductor, Original Music Composer

The Misfits

The Misfits

1961

Conductor, Original Music Composer

Sanctuary

Sanctuary

1961

Music

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

Original Music Composer

The Wonderful Country

The Wonderful Country

1959

Original Music Composer

The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

1958

Original Music Composer, Songs

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

1958

Original Music Composer

Hot Spell

Hot Spell

1958

Original Music Composer

Four Girls in Town

Four Girls in Town

1957

Music

The Bad Seed

The Bad Seed

1956

Original Music Composer

The King and Four Queens

The King and Four Queens

1956

Conductor, Original Music Composer, Music

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

1956

Original Music Composer

Unchained

Unchained

1955

Music

Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

1955

Music

The Rose Tattoo

The Rose Tattoo

1955

Original Music Composer, Music Director

Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun

1955

Original Music Composer

The Racers

The Racers

1955

Original Music Composer

I'll Cry Tomorrow

I'll Cry Tomorrow

1955

Original Music Composer

Désirée

Désirée

1954

Original Music Composer

Pony Soldier

Pony Soldier

1952

Original Music Composer

Les Miserables

Les Miserables

1952

Original Music Composer

Viva Zapata!

Viva Zapata!

1952

Original Music Composer

The Member of the Wedding

The Member of the Wedding

1952

Original Music Composer

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951

Original Music Composer

Death of a Salesman

Death of a Salesman

1951

Original Music Composer

The 13th Letter

The 13th Letter

1951

Original Music Composer

Library of Congress

Library of Congress

1945

Music

Heart of Spain

Heart of Spain

1937

Music

China Strikes Back

China Strikes Back

1937

Music

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Organization Category Movie
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