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Alex North

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Overview

Date of Death:
8 September 1991, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
Father-in-law of Abby North. more
Awards:
Nominated for 15 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 9 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Mr. North

Filmography

Music Department:
  1. Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood (2001) (TV) (conductor: "Cleopatra" score)

  2. Wise Blood (1979) (music adaptor)
    ... aka John Huston's Wise Blood
    ... aka Ketzer, Der (West Germany)
    ... aka Weisheit des Blutes, Die (West Germany)
  3. Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978) (music adaptor)
  4. Solos en la madrugada (1978) (composer: song "Unchained Melody")
    ... aka Alone in the Dark (International: English title)
  5. Lost in the Stars (1974) (musical director)
    ... aka Kurt Weill & Maxwell Anderson's Lost in the Stars (Australia: DVD box title) (USA: poster title)
  6. Willard (1971) (musical director)

  7. A Dream of Kings (1969) (conductor)
  8. The Devil's Brigade (1968) (conductor)
  9. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) (conductor)
    ... aka Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (USA: complete title)
  10. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) (conductor)
    ... aka Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy
  11. The Outrage (1964) (conductor)
  12. Cheyenne Autumn (1964) (conductor)
    ... aka John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (USA: complete title)
  13. Cleopatra (1963) (conductor)
  14. The Children's Hour (1961) (conductor)
    ... aka The Loudest Whisper (UK)
  15. The Misfits (1961) (conductor)
  16. Spartacus (1960) (conductor)
    ... aka Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title)
  17. "Playhouse 90" (composer: theme) (134 episodes, 1956-1960)
        - In the Presence of Mine Enemies (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - The Shape of the River (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - Journey to the Day (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - Alas, Babylon (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
        - The Hiding Place (1960) TV episode (composer: theme)
          (129 more)

  18. The Wonderful Country (1959) (conductor)
  19. Home Before Dark (1958) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  20. The King and Four Queens (1956) (conductor)
  21. The Rose Tattoo (1955) (musical director)
  22. Cell 2455 Death Row (1955) (composer: stock music) (uncredited)
  23. Unchained (1955) (composer: song "Unchained Melody")
  24. The American Road (1953) (musical director)
Composer:
  1. The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene (2004)

  2. Poslední motýl (1991)
    ... aka Cri du papillon, Le (France)
    ... aka Dernier papillon, Le (France)
    ... aka The Last Butterfly

  3. The Penitent (1988)
    ... aka Penitentes, Los (Mexico)
  4. John Huston and the Dubliners (1988)
  5. Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
  6. The Dead (1987)
  7. Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' (1985)
  8. Death of a Salesman (1985) (TV)
    ... aka Tod eines Handlungsreisenden, Der (West Germany)
  9. Prizzi's Honor (1985)
  10. Under the Volcano (1984)
  11. Sister, Sister (1982) (TV)
  12. Dragonslayer (1981)
  13. Carny (1980)

  14. Wise Blood (1979)
    ... aka John Huston's Wise Blood
    ... aka Ketzer, Der (West Germany)
    ... aka Weisheit des Blutes, Die (West Germany)
  15. "The Word" (1978) TV mini-series
  16. Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
  17. The Passover Plot (1976)
  18. "Rich Man, Poor Man" (1976) TV mini-series
    ... aka Rich Man, Poor Man - Book I
  19. Journey Into Fear (1975)
    ... aka Burn Out
  20. Bite the Bullet (1975)
  21. Shanks (1974)
  22. Once Upon a Scoundrel (1974)
    ... aka Había una vez un pillo (Mexico)
  23. Pocket Money (1972)
  24. "The Man and the City" (1971) TV series (unknown episodes)
  25. Willard (1971)

  26. A Dream of Kings (1969)
  27. Hard Contract (1969)
  28. The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968/I)
  29. The Devil's Brigade (1968)
  30. Africa (1967) (TV)
  31. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
    ... aka Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (USA: complete title)
  32. The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
    ... aka Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy
  33. "F.D.R." (1965) TV mini-series
  34. The Outrage (1964)
  35. Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
    ... aka John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (USA: complete title)
  36. Cleopatra (1963)
  37. All Fall Down (1962)
  38. The Children's Hour (1961)
    ... aka The Loudest Whisper (UK)
  39. Sanctuary (1961)
  40. The Misfits (1961)
  41. Spartacus (1960)
    ... aka Spartacus: Rebel Against Rome (USA: poster title)

  42. The Wonderful Country (1959)
  43. The Sound and the Fury (1959)
  44. South Seas Adventure (1958)
    ... aka Cinerama South Seas Adventure (USA)
  45. Hot Spell (1958)
  46. Stage Struck (1958)
  47. The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
  48. The Bachelor Party (1957) (uncredited)
  49. Four Girls in Town (1957)
  50. The King and Four Queens (1956)
  51. The Rainmaker (1956)
  52. The Bad Seed (1956)
  53. I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955)
  54. The Rose Tattoo (1955)
  55. Man with the Gun (1955)
    ... aka Deadly Peacemaker
    ... aka The Trouble Shooter (UK)
  56. The Racers (1955)
    ... aka Such Men Are Dangerous (UK)
  57. Desirée (1954)
  58. Go, Man, Go! (1954)
  59. The American Road (1953)
  60. The Member of the Wedding (1952)
  61. Pony Soldier (1952)
    ... aka MacDonald of the Canadian Mounties (UK)
  62. Miserables, Les (1952)
  63. Viva Zapata! (1952)
  64. Death of a Salesman (1951)
  65. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
  66. The 13th Letter (1951)
  67. "The Billy Rose Show" (1950) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Billy Rose's Playbill (USA)
  68. "Your Show of Shows" (1950) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Sid Caesar's Show of Shows (UK: rerun title)

  69. A Better Tomorrow (1945)
  70. Library of Congress (1945)

  71. China Strikes Back (1937)
  72. Heart of Spain (1937)
  73. The People of the Cumberland (1937)
Soundtrack:
  1. Happy Feet (2006) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
  2. "20 to 1" (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka 20 to 01 (Australia: promotional title)
        - World's Best Love Songs (2006) TV episode ("Unchained Melody")
  3. Premios Ondas '05 (2005) (TV) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
    ... aka 52º edición de los premios Ondas (Spain: series title)
  4. Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 (2004) (VG) ("Unchained Melody")
  5. Alfie (2004) (music: "Unchained Melody" (1955))
  6. View from the Top (2003) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
  7. "Futurama" (1 episode, 2001)
        - Bendless Love (2001) TV episode (music: "Unchained Melody")
  8. Frères Soeur, Les (2000) ("Love theme from Spartacus")
    ... aka The Sister Brothers (International: English title)

  9. Matrimoni (1998) (music: "Unchained melody")
    ... aka Femmes comme les hommes ne sont pas des anges, Les (France: video title)
    ... aka Marriages (USA)
    ... aka Matrimoni (France)
  10. Home Fries (1998) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
  11. The Devil's Own (1997) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
  12. Clueless (1995) ("OYSTERS & SNAILS (FROM 'SPARTACUS')")
  13. Poslední motýl (1991) (writer: "Revolutionary Song", "Sign of Spring")
    ... aka Cri du papillon, Le (France)
    ... aka Dernier papillon, Le (France)
    ... aka The Last Butterfly
  14. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) ("UNCHAINED MELODY")
    ... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)
  15. Goodfellas (1990) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
    ... aka GoodFellas (USA: promotional title (video box title) (poster title))
  16. Ghost (1990) (writer: "UNCHAINED MELODY")
  17. Elvis: The Great Performances - Center Stage, Volume One (1990) (V) (writer: "Unchained Melody")

  18. Baby It's You (1983) (writer: "Unchained Melody")

  19. Journey Into Fear (1975) (music: "LONELINESS AND LOVE")
    ... aka Burn Out

  20. The Long, Hot Summer (1958) (writer: "The Long, Hot Summer")
  21. The 28th Annual Academy Awards (1956) (TV) (writer: "Unchained Melody")
Thanks:
  1. Clin d'oeil (1992) (dedicatee)

  2. Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' (1985) (special thanks) (as Mr. North)
Self:
  1. The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
Archive Footage:
  1. "Great Performances"
        - Making 'The Misfits' (2002) TV episode .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
Unused score: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography more
Genres:
Drama | Romance | Crime | Mystery more
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