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Elmer Bernstein

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Known For

82 Years Old

Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor best known for his many film scores. In a career which spanned fifty years, he composed music for hundreds of film and television productions. His most popular works include the scores to The Magnificent Seven, The Ten Commandments, The Great Escape, To Kill a Mockingbird, Ghostbusters, The Black Cauldron, Airplane!, and The Rookies. Bernstein won an Oscar for his score to Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and was nominated for fourteen Oscars in total. He also won two Golden Globes and was nominated for two Grammy Awards. Bernstein wrote the theme songs or other music for more than 200 films and TV shows, including The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Ten Commandments (1956), The Man with the Golden Arm, To Kill a Mockingbird, Robot Monster, and the fanfare used in the National Geographic television specials. His theme for The Magnificent Seven is also familiar to television viewers, as it was used in commercials for Marlboro cigarettes. Bernstein also provided the score to many of the short films of Ray and Charles Eames. In 1961 Bernstein co-founded Äva Records an American record label based in Los Angeles together with Fred Astaire, Jackie Mills and Tommy Wolf.

Born

New York City, New York, USA on 4th April 1922

Died

18th August 2004

All Credits

The Oscars Image
The Oscars
Self
From Noon Till Three Image
From Noon Till Three
Songwriter (uncredited)
Frank Sinatra Memorial Image
Frank Sinatra Memorial
Self
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion Image
The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
Self - Composer
Making 'Taxi Driver' Image
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Self
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' Image
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
Self
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' Image
Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
Self
Fearful Symmetry Image
Fearful Symmetry
Self
The Making of 'Cape Fear' Image
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
Self
The Bible According to Hollywood Image
The Bible According to Hollywood
Self
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann Image
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
Self