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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?
- Isadore Soifer
- Music Division, Library of Congress
- September 8, 1991 (aged 80), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- December 4, 1910, Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alex North is a bestselling thriller writer who also publishes crime novels under a different name. Learn more about his books, upcoming events, articles and interviews on his website.
Alex North (1910-1991) was an American composer and conductor who worked in various genres, including jazz, classical and film music. He won an Oscar for his lifetime achievement and was nominated 15 times for his scores, such as Spartacus, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cleopatra.
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- Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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."
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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.
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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