Elmer Bernstein
Elmer Bernstein · Arts & Literature
Film composer of scores including The Magnificent Seven and The Ten Commandments
1922, New York City, United States — 2004, Ojai, California, United States
United States
Elmer Bernstein is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Film composer of scores including The Magnificent Seven and The Ten Commandments
Elmer Bernstein was a prolific film composer whose scores — including 'The Magnificent Seven', 'The Ten Commandments', 'To Kill a Mockingbird' and 'The Great Escape' — are among the most recognizable in Hollywood history. He won an Academy Award and was nominated many times. Born into a Jewish family of Ukrainian descent, he was Jewish.
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Film composer of scores including The Magnificent Seven and The Ten Commandments
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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