Elmer Bernstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Elmer Bernstein

American composer and conductor

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1922

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 18-Aug-2004

Profession: actor, composer, teacher, conductor, pianist, songwriter, painter, film score composer, dancer, music pedagogue

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his film scores.
In a career that spanned more than five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 original movie scores, as well as scores for nearly 80 television productions.
Examples of his widely popular and critically acclaimed works are scores to The Ten Commandments (1956), The Magnificent Seven (1960), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Great Escape (1963), The Rookies (1972–76), Animal House (1978), Airplane! (1980), Heavy Metal (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), The Black Cauldron (1985), Cape Fear (1991), The Age of Innocence (1993), Wild Wild West (1999) and Far from Heaven (2002). Bernstein won an Oscar for his score to Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and was nominated for 14 Oscars in total.
He also won two Golden Globe Awards, an Emmy Award, and was nominated for two Grammy Awards.