Alex North

Alex North

Born: December 4, 1910
Died: September 8, 1991
in 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 nominations.

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Movies for Alex North...

North and the Music of the South
Title: North and the Music of the South
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 2, 2006
Type: Movie
The score of Alex North for A Streetcar Named Desire is analyzed.
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Making 'The Misfits'
Title: Making 'The Misfits'
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: October 2, 2002
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes and in-depth look at the making of John Huston's The Misfits (1961).