Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein

American composer and conductor (1922–2004)
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Elmer Bernstein ( BURN-styne; April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor known for his film scores. In a career that spanned more than five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 original movie scores, as well as scores for nearly 80 television productions. Examples of his widely popular and critically acclaimed works are scores to The Ten Commandments (1956), The Magnificent Seven (1960), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The Great Escape (1963), The Rookies (1972–76), Animal House (1978), Airplane! (1980), Heavy Metal (1981), Ghostbusters (1984), The Black Cauldron (1985), Cape Fear (1991), The Age of Innocence (1993), Wild Wild West (1999) and Far from Heaven (2002). Early in his career, he also scored the infamous camp classic Robot Monster.

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Elmer Bernstein was born on Tuesday, 4 April 1922 in New York City, New York, U.S.. He was best known as a composer. Bernstein's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Wednesday, 18 August 2004 in Ojai, California, U.S. at the age of 82. Elmer attended high school at High School: Walden School, NY. For university, he studied at Julliard School, NY. His religion is listed as Jewish. He had salt and pepper hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Aries.

You can find people similar to Elmer Bernstein by visiting our lists 21st-century American Jews and American male film score composers.

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The Grifters, National Lampoon`s Animal House, The Hallelujah Trail, To Kill a Mockingbirdse, Hud, The Magnificent Seven,
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4 April 1922
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New York City, New York, U.S.
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18 August 2004
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Ojai, California, U.S.
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cancer in his sleep, at his home
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Composer, conductor, songwriter
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High School: Walden School, NY
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  • Julliard School, NY
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Elmer Bernstein is known for his role in the film The Fabelmans (2022) as performer: "The Magnificent Seven" / writer: "The Magnificent Seven".

He is also known for his role in the TV series America's Weekend Headquarters (2021) as writer - 1 episode.

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