Alex North
Isadore Soifer
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 | Sound |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 Dec 1910 |
| Died | 8 Sep 1991 |
| Place of birth | Chester, Pennsylvania, USA |
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