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Alex North is a British author that is best known for writing The Whisper Man and The Shadows. His book, The Whisper Man , was an instant New York Times Bestseller and earned many high ratings and great reviews upon its release.
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?
My first novel as Alex North, The Whisper Man, was a Sunday Times, New York Times and international bestseller. It has been translated into over 30 languages and is currently being adapted for film. It was followed by The Shadow Friend. My most recent thriller is The Half Burnt House.
Alex North was Oscar-nominated fifteen times but only received the coveted statuette as a Lifetime Achievement Award in 1986. Born December 4, 1910. Died September 8, 1991 (80) Add to list. Nominated for 15 Oscars. 7 wins & 28 nominations total. Known for. Spartacus. 7.9. Music Department (uncredited) 1960. Good Morning, Vietnam.
Goodreads Author. Born. Leeds, The United Kingdom. Twitter. writer_north. Genre. Crime, Thriller. Member Since. August 2020. edit data. Alex North was born in Leeds, England, where he now lives with his wife and son. The Whisper Man was inspired by North's own little boy, who mentioned one day that he was playing with "the boy in the floor."
Jul 7, 2020 · The New York Times. The Shadows is the haunting new thriller from Alex North, author of the New York Times bestseller The Whisper Man. You knew a teenager like Charlie Crabtree. A dark imagination, a sinister smile--always on the outside of the group. Some part of you suspected he might be capable of doing something awful.
September 8, 1991 · Los Angeles, California, USA (cancer) Birth name. Isadore Soifer. Mini Bio. Alex North studied music at the Curtis Institute of Philadelphia, then won a scholarship to Juilliard in New York (1929) and the Moscow Conservatoire (1933), making him the first-ever American to become a member of the Union of Soviet Composers.
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