Bernard Herrmann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bernard Herrmann

American composer

Date of Birth: 29-Jun-1911

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

Date of Death: 24-Dec-1975

Profession: composer, conductor, film score composer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Bernard Herrmann (born Max Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer best known for his work in composing for motion pictures.
As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. An Academy Award-winner (for The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941; later renamed All That Money Can Buy), Herrmann is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, most famously Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo.
He also composed scores for many other films, including Citizen Kane, Anna and the King of Siam, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Ghost and Mrs.
Muir, Cape Fear, Fahrenheit 451, and Taxi Driver.
He worked extensively in radio drama (composing for Orson Welles), composed the scores for several fantasy films by Ray Harryhausen, and many TV programs, including Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone and Have Gun – Will Travel.