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Alex North was an American composer best known for his many film scores, including A Streetcar Named Desire, Viva Zapata!, Spartacus, Cleopatra, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He was the first composer to receive an Honorary Academy Award but never won a competitive Oscar despite fourteen nominations.
Birth Name
Isadore Soifer
Born
Sunday, 04 December 1910
Died
Sunday, 08 September 1991
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 58th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Honorary Award Recipient | 1986 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The 58th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Honorary Award Recipient | 1986 |
| Great Performances | Self | 1971 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1986 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Miniseries or a Special (Dramatic Underscore) | Nominated |
| 1985 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Score | Nominated |
| 1982 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Score | Nominated |
| 1979 | Emmy | Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special | Nominated |
| 1976 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score | Nominated |
| 1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Series | Won |
| 1975 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Dramatic Score | Nominated |
| 1969 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Score for a Motion Picture (not a Musical) | Nominated |
| 1969 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score | Won |
| 1967 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Music Score | Nominated |
| 1966 | Oscar | Best Music, Score - Substantially Original | Nominated |
| 1964 | Oscar | Best Music, Score - Substantially Original | Nominated |
| 1961 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
| 1961 | Golden Globe | Best Original Score | Nominated |
| 1957 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
| 1956 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
| 1956 | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song | Nominated |
| 1953 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
| 1952 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
| 1952 | Oscar | Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture | Nominated |
