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    Alex North (born Isadore Soifer, December 4, 1910 – September 8, 1991) was an American composer best known for his many film scores, including A Streetcar Named Desire (one of the first jazz-based film scores), Viva Zapata!, Spartacus, Cleopatra, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

  2. My first novel as Alex North, The Whisper Man, was a Sunday Times, New York Times and international bestseller. It has been translated into over 30 languages and is currently being adapted for film. It was followed by The Shadow Friend. My most recent thriller is The Half Burnt House. Before writing as Alex North, I studied Philosophy at the ...

  3. Alex North is a British crime writer who has previously published under another name. Alex North was born in Leeds, England, where he now lives with his wife and son. The Whisper Man was inspired by North's own little boy, who mentioned one day that he was playing with "the boy in the floor."

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  4. May 1, 2024 · Alex North (born Dec. 4, 1910, Chester, Pa., U.S.—died Sept. 8, 1991, Pacific Palisades, Calif.) was a U.S. film composer and conductor. North studied at the Curtis Institute and Juilliard. In the early 1930s he traveled to Moscow and became the sole American member of the Union of Soviet Composers. He composed ballet scores for Martha Graham ...

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  5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0006218Alex North - IMDb

    Born December 4, 1910. Died September 8, 1991 (80) Add to list. Nominated for 15 Oscars. 7 wins & 28 nominations total. Known for. Spartacus. 7.9. Music Department (uncredited) 1960. Good Morning, Vietnam.

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