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' (2002)
Movie
Composer
The Penitent (1988)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
Movie
6.25
Composer
Death of a Salesman (1985)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Movie
1
Original Music Composer
Under the Volcano (1984)
Movie
Composer
Sister, Sister (1982)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Dragonslayer (1981)
Movie
6.5
Composer
Carny (1980)
Movie
Composer
Wise Blood (1979)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Word (1978)
TV
Composer
The Passover Plot (1976)
Movie
Theme Song Performance
Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (1976)
TV
Original Music Composer
Rich Man, Poor Man (1976)
TV
Original Music Composer
Bite the Bullet (1975)
Movie
Composer
Journey into Fear (1975)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Conductor
Shanks (1974)
Movie
Music Director
Lost in the Stars (1974)
Movie
Composer
Pocket Money (1972)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Willard (1971)
Movie
Composer
A Dream of Kings (1969)
Movie
Composer
Hard Contract (1969)
Movie
2
Composer
The Devil's Brigade (1968)
Movie
Composer
Africa (1967)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Movie
5.29
Original Music Composer
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
Movie
Composer
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Movie
6
Original Music Composer / Conductor
The Outrage (1964)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Cleopatra (1963)
Movie
6
Composer
All Fall Down (1962)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Conductor
The Children's Hour (1961)
Movie
Composer
Sanctuary (1961)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Conductor
The Misfits (1961)
Movie
7
Original Music Composer
Spartacus (1960)
Movie
4
Composer
South Seas Adventure (1958)
Movie
Composer
Hot Spell (1958)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Songs
The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Movie
Composer
Stage Struck (1958)
Movie
Composer
Four Girls in Town (1957)
Movie
Music / Original Music Composer / Conductor
The King and Four Queens (1956)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Rainmaker (1956)
Movie
Composer
The Bad Seed (1956)
Movie
4
Composer
I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
Movie
8
Music Director / Original Music Composer
The Rose Tattoo (1955)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Man with the Gun (1955)
Movie
Composer
Unchained (1955)
Movie
Original Music Composer
The Racers (1955)
Movie
Composer
Désirée (1954)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Decision for Chemistry (1954)
Movie
Composer
Go Man Go (1954)
Movie
Composer
Les Miserables (1952)
Movie
Composer
Pony Soldier (1952)
Movie
Original Music Composer
Viva Zapata! (1952)
Movie
Composer
Death of a Salesman (1951)
Movie
Original Music Composer
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Movie
3
Composer
The 13th Letter (1951)
Movie
Composer
A Better Tomorrow (1945)
Movie
Composer
Library of Congress (1945)
Movie
Composer
Heart of Spain (1937)
Movie
Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1910-12-04
Deathday1991-09-08 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceChester, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsIsadore Soifer
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship, Primetime Emmy Award, Academy Honorary Award
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