Alex North

Alex North (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.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 04, 1910
Birth nameIsadore Soifer
Birth place
Chester Pennsylvania
Date of deathSeptember 08, 1991
Place of death
Los Angeles

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