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Alex North (1910–1991)

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Alex North studied music at the Curtis Institute of Philadelphia, then won a scholarship to Juillard 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. In Europe, he worked as music director for the Latvian State Theatre... See full bio »

Born:

Isadore Soifer
in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Died:

(age 80) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2001 Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (TV documentary) (conductor: "Cleopatra" score)
 
1979 Wise Blood (music adaptor)
 
1978 Somebody Killed Her Husband (music adaptor)
 
1978 Alone in the Dark (composer: song "Unchained Melody")
 
1976-1977 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV series) (composer: theme - 21 episodes)
– Chapter XXI (1977) (composer: theme)
– Chapter XX (1977) (composer: theme)
– Chapter XIX (1977) (composer: theme)
– Chapter XVIII (1977) (composer: theme)
– Chapter XVII (1977) (composer: theme)
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1974 Shanks (conductor)
 
1974 Lost in the Stars (musical director)
 
1971 Willard (conductor)
 
1969 A Dream of Kings (conductor)
 
1968 The Devil's Brigade (conductor)
 
1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (music conductor)
 
1965 The Agony and the Ecstasy (conductor)
 
1964 The Outrage (conductor)
 
1964 Cheyenne Autumn (conductor)
 
1963 Cleopatra (conductor)
 
1961 The Children's Hour (conductor, orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1961 The Misfits (conductor)
 
1960 Spartacus (conductor)
 
Playhouse 90 (TV series) (composer: theme - 131 episodes, 1956-1960) (composer: Playhouse 90 theme - 1 episode, 1958)
– In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) (composer: theme)
– The Shape of the River (1960) (composer: theme)
– Journey to the Day (1960) (composer: theme)
– Alas, Babylon (1960) (composer: theme)
– The Hiding Place (1960) (composer: theme)
See all 132 episodes »
 
1959 The Wonderful Country (conductor)
 
1958 Home Before Dark (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1958 South Seas Adventure (orchestrator - uncredited)
 
1956 The King and Four Queens (conductor)
 
1955 The Rose Tattoo (musical director)
 
1955 Teen-Age Crime Wave (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1955 Daddy Long Legs (composer: ballet music "Paris, Hong Kong, Rio")
 
1955 Cell 2455 Death Row (composer: stock music - uncredited)
 
1955 Unchained (conductor)
 
1954 Go Man Go (conductor)
 
1953 The American Road (documentary short) (musical director)
 
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2004 The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene (documentary)
 
1991 Poslední motýl
 
1990 Ghost
 
1990 The Gingerbread Revolution (TV documentary)
 
1988 The Penitent
 
1988 John Huston and the Dubliners (documentary)
 
1987 Good Morning, Vietnam
 
1987 The Dead
 
1985 American Masters (TV series documentary)
– Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' (1985)
 
1985 Death of a Salesman (TV movie)
 
1985 Prizzi's Honor
 
1984 Under the Volcano
 
1982 Sister, Sister (TV movie)
 
1981 Dragonslayer
 
1980 Carny
 
1979 Wise Blood
 
1978 The Word (TV mini-series)
 
1978 Somebody Killed Her Husband
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man - Book II (TV series)
– Chapter VII (1976)
– Chapter VI (1976)
– Chapter V (1976)
– Chapter IV (1976)
– Chapter III (1976)
See all 7 episodes »
 
1976 The Passover Plot
 
1976 Rich Man, Poor Man (TV mini-series)
– Part VIII: Chapters 11 and 12 (1976)
– Part VII: Chapter 10 (1976)
– Part VII: Chapter 9 (1976)
– Part VI: Chapter 8 (1976)
– Part V: Chapter 7 (1976)
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1975 Journey Into Fear
 
1975 Bite the Bullet
 
1974 Shanks
 
1974 Once Upon a Scoundrel
 
1972 Pocket Money
 
1971 The Man and the City (TV series)
 
1971 Willard
 
1969 A Dream of Kings
 
1969 Hard Contract
 
1968/I The Shoes of the Fisherman
 
1968 The Devil's Brigade
 
1967 Africa (TV documentary)
 
1966 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (music composed by)
 
1966 One (short)
 
1965 The Agony and the Ecstasy
 
1965 F.D.R. (TV mini-series)
 
1964 The Outrage
 
1964 Cheyenne Autumn
 
1963 Cleopatra
 
1962 All Fall Down
 
1961 The Children's Hour
 
1961 Sanctuary
 
1961 The Misfits (music composed by)
 
1960 Spartacus
 
1959 The Wonderful Country
 
1959 The Sound and the Fury
 
1958 South Seas Adventure
 
1958 Hot Spell
 
1958 Stage Struck
 
1958 The Long, Hot Summer
 
1957 The Bachelor Party (uncredited)
 
1957 Four Girls in Town
 
1956 The King and Four Queens
 
1956 The Rainmaker
 
1956 The Bad Seed
 
1955 I'll Cry Tomorrow
 
1955 The Rose Tattoo
 
1955 Man with the Gun
 
1955 The Racers
 
1955 Unchained
 
1954 Desirée
 
1954 Go Man Go
 
1953 The American Road (documentary short)
 
1952 The Member of the Wedding
 
1952 Pony Soldier
 
1952 Les Miserables
 
1952 Viva Zapata!
 
1951 Death of a Salesman
 
1951 A Streetcar Named Desire
 
1950-1951 The Billy Rose Show (TV series)
– Yogi Your Way (1951)
– The Old Magician (1951)
– Farewell Appearance (1951)
– Julie the Jinx (1951)
– Duet for Two Actors (1951)
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1951 The 13th Letter
 
1950 Your Show of Shows (TV series)
 
1945 A Better Tomorrow (short)
 
1945 Library of Congress (documentary short)
 
1941 The Golden Fleece
 
1937 Heart of Spain (documentary short)
 
1937 China Strikes Back (documentary short)
 
1937 The People of the Cumberland (documentary short)
 
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2012 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
– Episode #20.81 (2012) (music: "Unchained Melody" - uncredited)
 
2010 Community (TV series)
– Beginner Pottery (2010) (music: "Unchained Melody" - uncredited)
 
2010 EastEnders (TV series)
– Episode dated 11 February 2010 (2010) (writer: "Unchained Melody" - uncredited)
 
2010/I Valentine's Day (writer: "The Truth Hurts")
 
2010 Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (writer: "Score From Spartacus" / performer: "Score From Spartacus")
 
2009 Planet 51 (writer: "Unchained Melody")
 
2009 Dancing with the Stars (TV series)
– Round One: Results Show (2009) (writer: "Unchained Melody" - uncredited)
 
2009 No Love in the City (music: "Unchained Melody")
 
2008 Wallace and Gromit in 'A Matter of Loaf and Death' (TV short) (writer: "Unchained Melody" - uncredited)
 
2008 My Best Friend's Girl (writer: "Unchained Melody")
 
2007 The Singing Bee (TV series)
– Episode #1.4 (2007) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
 
2006 Happy Feet (writer: "Unchained Melody")
 
2006 20 to 1 (TV series documentary)
– World's Best Love Songs (2006) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
 
2005 Premios Ondas '05 (TV movie) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
 
2004 Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 (Video Game) ("Unchained Melody")
 
2004 Alfie (music: "Unchained Melody" 1955)
 
2003 View from the Top (writer: "Unchained Melody")
 
2001 Futurama (TV series)
– Bendless Love (2001) (music: "Unchained Melody")
 
2000 The Sister Brothers ("Love theme from Spartacus")
 
1998 Marriages (music: "Unchained melody")
 
1998 Home Fries (writer: "Unchained Melody")
 
1997 The Devil's Own (writer: "Unchained Melody")
 
1995 Clueless ("OYSTERS & SNAILS FROM 'SPARTACUS'")
 
1994 Prêt-à-Porter (writer: "Unchaned Melody")
 
1993 Lipstick on Your Collar (TV mini-series)
– Episode #1.4 (1993) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
 
1992 Canary Brothers of Tondo (music: "Unchained Melody")
 
1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear ("UNCHAINED MELODY")
 
1986-1991 Cheers (TV series)
– Wedding Bell Blues (1991) (writer: "Unchained Melody" - uncredited)
– Please Mr. Postman (1989) (music: "Unchained Melody" - uncredited)
– Save the Last Dance for Me (1986) (writer: "Unchained Melody" - uncredited)
 
1991 Poslední motýl (writer: "Revolutionary Song", "Sign of Spring")
 
1990 Goodfellas (writer: "Unchained Melody" 1955)
 
1990 Ghost (writer: "UNCHAINED MELODY")
 
1990 Elvis: The Great Performances - Center Stage, Volume One (video) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
 
1989 Steven Banks: Home Entertainment Center (TV movie) (writer: "2001 Overture")
 
1983 Baby It's You (writer: "Unchained Melody" / as A. North)
 
1975 Journey Into Fear (music: "LONELINESS AND LOVE")
 
1971 The Kraft Music Hall (TV series)
– Episode dated 7 July 1971 (1971) (music: "Unchained Melody" - uncredited)
 
1965 The Long, Hot Summer (TV series)
 
1965 Shindig! (TV series)
– Episode #1.21 (1965) (music: "Unchained Melody")
 
1961 Sanctuary (music: "Sanctuary")
 
1958 The Long, Hot Summer (writer: "The Long, Hot Summer")
 
1956 The 28th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
 
1955 Daddy Long Legs (writer: "Nightmare Ballet Paris, Hong Kong, Rio")
 
1955 The Racers (music: "I Belong To You")
 
1955 Unchained (music: "Unchained Lonely River")
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1992 Clin d'oeil (short) (dedicatee)
 
1985 American Masters (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 1 episode)
– Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' (1985) (special thanks - as Mr. North)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1986 The 58th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2002 Great Performances (TV series)
 

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