Alex North
Sound
- Born
- December 4, 1910 · Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died
- September 8, 1991 (age 80)
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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Known for
Good Morning, Vietnam
December 23, 1987
Spartacus
October 13, 1960
A Streetcar Named Desire
September 18, 1951
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
June 22, 1966
Cleopatra
June 12, 1963
The Misfits
February 1, 1961
Prizzi's Honor
June 14, 1985
The Children's Hour
December 19, 1961
Dragonslayer
June 26, 1981
The Bad Seed
September 12, 1956
Viva Zapata!
February 7, 1952
The Long, Hot Summer
May 17, 1958
Behind the camera75
- 1991The Last Butterfly Original Music Composer
- 1988The Penitent Original Music Composer
- 1987Good Morning, Vietnam Original Music Composer
- 1987The Dead Original Music Composer
- 1986Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ Music
- 1985Death of a Salesman Original Music Composer
- 1985Prizzi's Honor Original Music Composer
- 1984Under the Volcano Original Music Composer
- 1982Sister, Sister Original Music Composer
- 1981