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Apr 04, 1922 New York City, New York, United States Died on 18 Aug 2004 (aged 82)
American composer and conductor
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About Elmer Bernstein
- Elmer Bernstein (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). Bernstein won an Oscar for his score to Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and was nominated for 14 Oscars in total.
- He also won two Golden Globe Awards, an Emmy Award, and was nominated for two Grammy Awards.
