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Alex North

  • Birth: December 4, 1910
  • Death: September 8, 1991
  • Age: 80
  • United States

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... More

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Academy Awards

Edition Year Award Movie Status
58th edition 1986 Honorary Award - in recognition of his brilliant artistry in the creation of memorable music for a host of distinguished motion pictures. Winner
57th edition 1985 Best Original Score Under the Volcano
54th edition 1982 Best Original Score Dragonslayer
48th edition 1976 Best Original Score Bite the Bullet
47th edition 1975 Best Original Score Shanks
41st edition 1969 Original Score - For a Motion Picture (Not a Musical) The Shoes of the Fisherman
39th edition 1967 Best Original Score Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
38th edition 1966 Best Original Score The Agony and the Ecstasy
36th edition 1964 Best Original Score Cleopatra
33rd edition 1961 Best Original Score Spartacus

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