Alex North, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Alex North

American composer

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1910

Place of Birth: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 08-Sep-1991

Profession: composer, film score composer, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Alex North

  • 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 fourteen nominations.

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