Biography
Alex North (December 4, 1910 - September 8, 1991) was an American composer responsible for the first jazz-based film score (A Streetcar Named Desire).
North was nominated for 15 Oscars, but did not win until receiving the lifetime achievement Academy Award in 1986.
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Among his many film scores are Spartacus, Cleopatra, Streetcar Named Desire, Death of A Salesman, Dragonslayer, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, and Viva Zapata.
North composed the music to the timeless hit song, "Unchained Melody."
His classical works include a Rhapsody for Piano, and Revue for Clarinet and Orchestra, originally commissioned by Benny Goodman.
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