Elmer Bernstein

(1922-2004)

American composer and conductor

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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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Born	4 April 1922 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	18 August 2004 (aged 82) Ojai, California, U.S.
Zodiac	Aries
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Peter info 1st child with Pearl Glusman Male b. 10 Apr 1951 · Age: 74 · 1951- · Celebrity Baby

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Gregory info 2nd child with Pearl Glusman Male b. 5 Jul 1955 · Age: 70 · 1955- · Celebrity Baby

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