Alex North
Alex North · Arts & Literature
Film composer of A Streetcar Named Desire and Spartacus; wrote Unchained Melody
1910, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States — 1991, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
Alex North is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Film composer of A Streetcar Named Desire and Spartacus; wrote Unchained Melody
North was an American film composer who brought a jazz-inflected modernism to Hollywood scoring, notably for A Streetcar Named Desire and Spartacus, and who wrote the enduring 'Unchained Melody.' Nominated for fifteen Oscars, he received an honorary Academy Award. He was born into a Jewish immigrant family.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
Film composer of A Streetcar Named Desire and Spartacus; wrote Unchained Melody
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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