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. Description above from the Wikipedia page Alex North, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Birth Location | Chester, Pennsylvania, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1910-12-04 |
| Died | 1991-09-08 |
Movies
North and the Music of the South
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Making 'The Misfits'
as Self (archive footage)
2002
Movies
The Last Butterfly
Music
1991
Good Morning, Vietnam
Original Music Composer
1987
The Dead
Music
1987
Death of a Salesman
Original Music Composer
1985
Prizzi's Honor
Original Music Composer
1985
Under the Volcano
Original Music Composer
1984
Dragonslayer
Original Music Composer
1981
Carny
Original Music Composer
1980
Wise Blood
Music
1979
The Passover Plot
Original Music Composer
1976
Bite the Bullet
Original Music Composer
1975
Journey into Fear
Music
1975
Shanks
Original Music Composer
1974
Lost in the Stars
Music Director
1974
Pocket Money
Original Music Composer
1972
Willard
Original Music Composer
1971
A Dream of Kings
Music
1969
Hard Contract
Music
1969
The Shoes of the Fisherman
Original Music Composer
1968
Africa
Music
1967
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Original Music Composer
1966
The Agony and the Ecstasy
Original Music Composer
1965
Cheyenne Autumn
Music Arranger
1964
Cheyenne Autumn
Conductor
1964
Cheyenne Autumn
Original Music Composer
1964
The Outrage
Conductor
1964
The Outrage
Original Music Composer
1964
Cleopatra
Original Music Composer
1963
All Fall Down
Original Music Composer
1962
The Children's Hour
Conductor
1961
The Children's Hour
Original Music Composer
1961
Sanctuary
Music
1961
The Misfits
Conductor
1961
The Misfits
Original Music Composer
1961
Spartacus
Original Music Composer
1960
The Wonderful Country
Original Music Composer
1959
The Sound and the Fury
Music
1959
Hot Spell
Original Music Composer
1958
The Long, Hot Summer
Songs
1958
The Long, Hot Summer
Original Music Composer
1958
Stage Struck
Original Music Composer
1958
The Edge of Innocence
Music
1957
Four Girls in Town
Music
1957
The King and Four Queens
Conductor
1956
The King and Four Queens
Original Music Composer
1956
The King and Four Queens
Music
1956
The Rainmaker
Original Music Composer
1956
The Bad Seed
Original Music Composer
1956
I'll Cry Tomorrow
Original Music Composer
1955
The Rose Tattoo
Music Director
1955
The Rose Tattoo
Original Music Composer
1955
Man with the Gun
Original Music Composer
1955
Unchained
Music
1955
Daddy Long Legs
Music
1955
The Racers
Original Music Composer
1955
The Member of the Wedding
Original Music Composer
1952
Les Miserables
Original Music Composer
1952
Pony Soldier
Original Music Composer
1952
Viva Zapata!
Original Music Composer
1952
Death of a Salesman
Original Music Composer
1951
A Streetcar Named Desire
Original Music Composer
1951
The 13th Letter
Original Music Composer
1951
The Murder Club
Music
1950
Library of Congress
Music
1945
People of the Cumberland
Music
1937
Heart of Spain
Music
1937
China Strikes Back
Music
1937