Alex North

Alex North

Known for: Sound
Biography: 1910-12-04
Deathday: 1991-09-08 (80 years old)

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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Filmography

all 75

Movies 72

TV Shows 3

self 2

Director 2

Self (archive footage)
Making 'The Misfits'

Making 'The Misfits' (2002)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Prizzi's Honor

Prizzi's Honor (1985)

Movie
1
Original Music Composer
Under the Volcano

Under the Volcano (1984)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Dragonslayer

Dragonslayer (1981)

Movie
6.5
Original Music Composer
The Word

The Word (1978)

TV
Original Music Composer
Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)

TV
Original Music Composer
Bite the Bullet

Bite the Bullet (1975)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Shanks

Shanks (1974)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Willard

Willard (1971)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Conductor
The Outrage

The Outrage (1964)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Cleopatra

Cleopatra (1963)

Movie
6
Original Music Composer / Conductor
The Children's Hour

The Children's Hour (1961)

Movie
Original Music Composer / Conductor
The Misfits

The Misfits (1961)

Movie
7
Original Music Composer
Spartacus

Spartacus (1960)

Movie
4
Original Music Composer / Songs
The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

Movie
Music / Original Music Composer / Conductor
The King and Four Queens

The King and Four Queens (1956)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker (1956)

Movie
Music Director / Original Music Composer
The Rose Tattoo

The Rose Tattoo (1955)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Man with the Gun

Man with the Gun (1955)

Movie
Original Music Composer
The Racers

The Racers (1955)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Decision for Chemistry

Decision for Chemistry (1954)

Movie
Original Music Composer
Viva Zapata!

Viva Zapata! (1952)

Movie

Information

Known For
Sound

Gender
Male

Birthday
1910-12-04

Deathday
1991-09-08 (80 years old)

Birth Place
Chester, United States

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Isadore Soifer

Awards
Guggenheim Fellowship, Primetime Emmy Award, Academy Honorary Award

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