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Alex North

Alex North

Actor, Music Department, Composer

Born December 4, 1910 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Died September 8, 1991

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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.

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4 wins and 8 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

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Type

Year

North and the Music of the South Poster

North and the Music of the South Documentary2006Self

The 58th Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 58th Annual Academy Awards TV Special1986Self - Honorary Award Recipient

Music Department

41

Type

Year

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood Poster

Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood Documentary2001

Under the Volcano Poster

Under the Volcano Feature Film1984

Dragonslayer Poster

Dragonslayer Feature Film1981

Wise Blood Poster

Wise Blood Feature Film1979

Somebody Killed Her Husband Poster

Somebody Killed Her Husband Feature Film1978

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II Poster

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II TV Series1976

The Passover Plot Poster

The Passover Plot Feature Film1976

Journey Into Fear Poster

Journey Into Fear Feature Film1975

Lost in the Stars Poster

Lost in the Stars Feature Film1974

Shanks Feature Film1974

The Lie TV Movie1973

Sounder Feature Film1972

Willard Feature Film1971

A Dream of Kings Poster

A Dream of Kings Feature Film1969

2001: A Space Odyssey Poster

2001: A Space Odyssey Feature Film1968

The Devil's Brigade Poster

The Devil's Brigade Feature Film1968

The Shoes of the Fisherman Poster

The Shoes of the Fisherman Feature Film1968

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Poster

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Feature Film1966

The Agony and the Ecstasy Poster

The Agony and the Ecstasy Feature Film1965

Cheyenne Autumn Poster

Cheyenne Autumn Feature Film1964

The American Road Short Film1964

The Outrage Poster

The Outrage Feature Film1964

Cleopatra Poster

Cleopatra Feature Film1963

All Fall Down Poster

All Fall Down Feature Film1962

The Children's Hour Poster

The Children's Hour Feature Film1961

The Misfits Poster

The Misfits Feature Film1961

Spartacus Poster

Spartacus Feature Film1960

Nero Wolfe Poster

Nero Wolfe TV Series1959

The Trap Poster

The Trap Feature Film1959

The Twilight Zone Poster

The Twilight Zone TV Series1959

The Wonderful Country Poster

The Wonderful Country Feature Film1959

Home Before Dark Poster

Home Before Dark Feature Film1958

South Seas Adventure Poster

South Seas Adventure Feature Film1958

Playhouse 90 Poster

Playhouse 90 TV Series1956

The King and Four Queens Poster

The King and Four Queens Feature Film1956

Cell 2455, Death Row Poster

Cell 2455, Death Row Feature Film1955

Daddy Long Legs Poster

Daddy Long Legs Feature Film1955

Teen-Age Crime Wave Poster

Teen-Age Crime Wave Feature Film1955

The Rose Tattoo Poster

The Rose Tattoo Feature Film1955

Unchained Poster

Unchained Feature Film1955

Go Man Go Poster

Go Man Go Feature Film1954

Composer

81

Type

Year

The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene Documentary2004

The Last Butterfly Poster

The Last Butterfly Feature Film1991

The Gingerbread Revolution Documentary1990

The Penitent Poster

The Penitent Feature Film1988

Good Morning, Vietnam Poster

Good Morning, Vietnam Feature Film1987

John Huston and the Dubliners Poster

John Huston and the Dubliners Documentary1987

The Dead Poster

The Dead Feature Film1987

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985

Death of a Salesman Poster

Death of a Salesman TV Movie1985

Prizzi's Honor Poster

Prizzi's Honor Feature Film1985

Under the Volcano Poster

Under the Volcano Feature Film1984

Sister, Sister Poster

Sister, Sister TV Movie1982

Dragonslayer Poster

Dragonslayer Feature Film1981

Carny Feature Film1980

Wise Blood Poster

Wise Blood Feature Film1979

Somebody Killed Her Husband Poster

Somebody Killed Her Husband Feature Film1978

The Word Poster

The Word Mini-Series1978

Rich Man, Poor Man Poster

Rich Man, Poor Man Mini-Series1976

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II Poster

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II TV Series1976

The Passover Plot Poster

The Passover Plot Feature Film1976

Bite the Bullet Poster

Bite the Bullet Feature Film1975

Journey Into Fear Poster

Journey Into Fear Feature Film1975

Shanks Feature Film1974

Once Upon a Scoundrel Poster

Once Upon a Scoundrel Feature Film1973

Pocket Money Poster

Pocket Money Feature Film1972

The Man and the City Poster

The Man and the City TV Series1971

Willard Feature Film1971

A Dream of Kings Poster

A Dream of Kings Feature Film1969

Hard Contract Poster

Hard Contract Feature Film1969

The Devil's Brigade Poster

The Devil's Brigade Feature Film1968

The Shoes of the Fisherman Poster

The Shoes of the Fisherman Feature Film1968

Africa Documentary1967

One Short Film1967

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Poster

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Feature Film1966

F.D.R. Mini-Series1965

The Agony and the Ecstasy Poster

The Agony and the Ecstasy Feature Film1965

Cheyenne Autumn Poster

Cheyenne Autumn Feature Film1964

The American Road Short Film1964

The Outrage Poster

The Outrage Feature Film1964

Cleopatra Poster

Cleopatra Feature Film1963

All Fall Down Poster

All Fall Down Feature Film1962

Sanctuary Poster

Sanctuary Feature Film1961

The Children's Hour Poster

The Children's Hour Feature Film1961

The Misfits Poster

The Misfits Feature Film1961

Endstation Sehnsucht TV Movie1960

Spartacus Poster

Spartacus Feature Film1960

Nero Wolfe Poster

Nero Wolfe TV Series1959

The Sound and the Fury Poster

The Sound and the Fury Feature Film1959

The Wonderful Country Poster

The Wonderful Country Feature Film1959

Hot Spell Poster

Hot Spell Feature Film1958

South Seas Adventure Poster

South Seas Adventure Feature Film1958

Stage Struck Poster

Stage Struck Feature Film1958

The Long, Hot Summer Poster

The Long, Hot Summer Feature Film1958

Four Girls in Town Poster

Four Girls in Town Feature Film1957

The Bachelor Party Poster

The Bachelor Party Feature Film1957

The Bad Seed Poster

The Bad Seed Feature Film1956

The King and Four Queens Poster

The King and Four Queens Feature Film1956

The Rainmaker Poster

The Rainmaker Feature Film1956

I'll Cry Tomorrow Poster

I'll Cry Tomorrow Feature Film1955

Man with the Gun Poster

Man with the Gun Feature Film1955

The Racers Poster

The Racers Feature Film1955

The Rose Tattoo Poster

The Rose Tattoo Feature Film1955

Unchained Poster

Unchained Feature Film1955

Climax! TV Series1954

Désirée Feature Film1954

Go Man Go Poster

Go Man Go Feature Film1954

Les Miserables Poster

Les Miserables Feature Film1952

Pony Soldier Poster

Pony Soldier Feature Film1952

The Member of the Wedding Poster

The Member of the Wedding Feature Film1952

Viva Zapata! Poster

Viva Zapata! Feature Film1952

A Streetcar Named Desire Poster

A Streetcar Named Desire Feature Film1951

Death of a Salesman Poster

Death of a Salesman Feature Film1951

The 13th Letter Poster

The 13th Letter Feature Film1951

The Billy Rose Show TV Series1950

Your Show of Shows Poster

Your Show of Shows TV Series1950

A Better Tomorrow Poster

A Better Tomorrow Short Film1945

Library of Congress Poster

Library of Congress Short Film1945

The Golden Fleece Feature Film1941

China Strikes Back Poster

China Strikes Back Short Film1937

Heart of Spain Poster

Heart of Spain Documentary1937

People of the Cumberland Poster

People of the Cumberland Documentary1937

Thanks

2

Type

Year

Clin d'oeil Short Film1992

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985

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