Alex North

male

Born on December 04, 1910 (114 years old)

Passed Away on September 08, 1991

From Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Known for Sound

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. Description above from the Wikipedia page Alex North, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Cast Credits

2006
- North and the Music of the South
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  2006
2002
- Making 'The Misfits'
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  2002

Crew Credits

1991
- The Last Butterfly
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1991
1988
- The Penitent
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1988
1987
- Good Morning, Vietnam
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1987
- The Dead
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1987
1986
- Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
  as
  Music
  1986
1985
- Prizzi's Honor
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1985
- Death of a Salesman
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1985
1984
- Under the Volcano
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1984
1982
- Sister, Sister
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1982
1981
- Dragonslayer
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1981
1980
- Carny
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1980
1979
- Wise Blood
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1979
1978
- Somebody Killed Her Husband
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1978
- The Word
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1978
1976
- The Passover Plot
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1976
- Rich Man, Poor Man
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1976
- Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II
  as
  Theme Song Performance
  1976
1975
- Bite the Bullet
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1975
- Journey into Fear
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1975
1974
- Shanks
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1974
- Lost in the Stars
  as
  Music Director
  1974
- Shanks
  as
  Conductor
  1974
1973
- Once Upon a Scoundrel
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1973
1972
- Pocket Money
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1972
1971
- Willard
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1971
- Willard
  as
  Conductor
  1971
1969
- A Dream of Kings
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1969
- Hard Contract
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1969
1968
- The Shoes of the Fisherman
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1968
1967
- no image
  Africa
  as
  Music
  1967
1966
- Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1966
1965
- The Agony and the Ecstasy
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1965
1964
- Cheyenne Autumn
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1964
- Cheyenne Autumn
  as
  Conductor
  1964
- Cheyenne Autumn
  as
  Music Arranger
  1964
- The Outrage
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1964
- The Outrage
  as
  Conductor
  1964
1963
- Cleopatra
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1963
1962
- All Fall Down
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1962
1961
- The Children's Hour
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1961
- The Misfits
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1961
- The Children's Hour
  as
  Conductor
  1961
- The Misfits
  as
  Conductor
  1961
- Sanctuary
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1961
1960
- Spartacus
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1960
1959
- The Wonderful Country
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1959
- The Sound and the Fury
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1959
1958
- Stage Struck
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1958
- The Long, Hot Summer
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1958
- The Long, Hot Summer
  as
  Songs
  1958
- Hot Spell
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1958
- South Seas Adventure
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1958
1957
- The Edge of Innocence
  as
  Music
  1957
- The Bachelor Party
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1957
- Four Girls in Town
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1957
1956
- The King and Four Queens
  as
  Music
  1956
- The Bad Seed
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1956
- The King and Four Queens
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1956
- The King and Four Queens
  as
  Conductor
  1956
- The Rainmaker
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1956
1955
- Man with the Gun
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1955
- I'll Cry Tomorrow
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1955
- The Rose Tattoo
  as
  Music Director
  1955
- The Rose Tattoo
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1955
- The Racers
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1955
- Daddy Long Legs
  as
  Music
  1955
- Unchained
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1955
1954
- Decision for Chemistry
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1954
- Go Man Go
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1954
1953
- no image
  The American Road
  as
  Music
  1953
1952
- Viva Zapata!
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1952
- Les Miserables
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1952
- Pony Soldier
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1952
- The Member of the Wedding
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1952
1951
- A Streetcar Named Desire
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1951
- The 13th Letter
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1951
- Death of a Salesman
  as
  Original Music Composer
  1951
1950
- The Murder Club
  as
  Music
  1950
1945
- Library of Congress
  as
  Music
  1945
1937
- China Strikes Back
  as
  Music
  1937
- no image
  People of the Cumberland
  as
  Music
  1937
- no image
  Heart of Spain
  as
  Music
  1937

Alex North

Biography

Cast Credits

North and the Music of the South

Making 'The Misfits'

Crew Credits

The Last Butterfly

The Penitent

Good Morning, Vietnam

The Dead

Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

Prizzi's Honor

Death of a Salesman

Under the Volcano

Sister, Sister

Dragonslayer

Carny

Wise Blood

Somebody Killed Her Husband

The Word

The Passover Plot

Rich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II

Bite the Bullet

Journey into Fear

Shanks

Lost in the Stars

Shanks

Once Upon a Scoundrel

Pocket Money

Willard

Willard

A Dream of Kings

Hard Contract

The Shoes of the Fisherman

Africa

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

The Agony and the Ecstasy

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

The Outrage

The Outrage

Cleopatra

All Fall Down

The Children's Hour

The Misfits

The Children's Hour

The Misfits

Sanctuary

Spartacus

The Wonderful Country

The Sound and the Fury

Stage Struck

The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

Hot Spell

South Seas Adventure

The Edge of Innocence

The Bachelor Party

Four Girls in Town

The King and Four Queens

The Bad Seed

The King and Four Queens

The King and Four Queens

The Rainmaker

Man with the Gun

I'll Cry Tomorrow

The Rose Tattoo

The Rose Tattoo

The Racers

Daddy Long Legs

Unchained

Decision for Chemistry

Go Man Go

The American Road

Viva Zapata!

Les Miserables

Pony Soldier

The Member of the Wedding