Alex North

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? He was the first composer to receive an Honorary Academy Award, but never won a competitive Oscar despite fifteen nominations.

He wrote the music for Unchained Melody as the theme for the prison film Unchained (1955), It has become a standard and one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, with over 1,500 recordings made by more than 670 artists, in multiple languages.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 4, 1910 (Chester), Died September 8, 1991 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: conductor, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 76373 4/24/1950 Act I, part 1 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76374 4/24/1950 Act I, part 2 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76375 4/24/1950 Act I, part 3 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76376 4/24/1950 Act I, part 4 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76377 4/24/1950 Act I, part 5 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76378 4/24/1950 Act I, part 6 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76379 4/24/1950 Act I, part 7 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76380 4/24/1950 Act I, part 8 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76381 4/24/1950 Act II, part 1 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76382 4/24/1950 Act II, part 2 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76383 4/24/1950 Act II, part 3 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76384 4/24/1950 Act II, part 4 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76385 4/24/1950 Act II, part 5 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76386 4/24/1950 Act II, part 6 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76387 4/24/1950 Act II, part 7 Thomas Mitchell conductor  
Decca 76388 4/24/1950 Act II, part 8 Thomas Mitchell conductor  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "North, Alex," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207324.

North, Alex. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207324.

"North, Alex." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/207324

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