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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alex_NorthAlex North - Wikipedia

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   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?

   • Location: Music Division, Library of Congress

3. www.imdb.com › name › nm0006218Alex North - Biography - IMDb

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   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.

   • Birth Date: December 4, 1910

   • Death Date: September 8, 1991

4. www.britannica.com › biography › Alex-NorthAlex North | Film Scores, Soundtracks & Symphonies | Britannica

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   May 1, 2024 · Alex North (born Dec. 4, 1910, Chester, Pa., U.S.—died Sept. 8, 1991, Pacific Palisades, Calif.) was a U.S. film composer and conductor. North studied at the Curtis Institute and Juilliard. In the early 1930s he traveled to Moscow and became the sole American member of the Union of Soviet Composers. He composed ballet scores for Martha Graham ...

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5. nationaljazzarchive.org.uk › 1277281-alex-northAlex North - National Jazz Archive

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   Alex North (1910–1991) North was born Isadore Soifer in Pennsylvania, to parents who were émigrés from what today is Ukraine. He was a composer best known for his many movie scores, including A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Spartacus (1960), Cleopatra (1963) and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

6. www.encyclopedia.com › alex-northAlex North | Encyclopedia.com

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   Jun 27, 2018 · Composer. Nationality: American. Born: Chester, Pennsylvania, 10 December 1910. Education: Attended Curtis Institute; Juilliard School, New York; studied with Ernst Toch, Copland, and Revueltas. Family: Married Annemarie (North); two sons and one daughter. Career: 1933–34—enrolled at the Moscow Conservatory; 1935–40—composed for ballet ...

7. www.nytimes.com › 1991/09/11 › artsAlex North, a Film Composer, 80; Had 40-Year Hollywood Career

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   Sep 11, 1991 · Alex North, who composed the musical scores for "Death of a Salesman," "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" and many other films, died on Sunday at his home in the...

8. www.goodreads.com › author › showAlex North (Author of The Whisper Man) - Goodreads

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   Alex North is a British crime writer who has previously published under another name. 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."