Alex North

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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.

Career Overview

Alex North has 77 screen credits in a career dating back to 1937. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Willard Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Spartacus, Good Morning, Vietnam, Cleopatra. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For
Sound
Gender
male
Known Credits
77
Birth Date
1910-12-04 00:00:00
Birth Place
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

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