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Bernstein, Elmer

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Biography

Elmer Bernstein (April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor of film scores.

Bernstein composed music for hundreds of film and television productions over the course of 50 years. His most popular scores were for The Magnificent Seven, The Ten Commandments, The Great Escape, To Kill a Mockingbird, Ghostbusters, The Black Cauldron, Airplane!, The Rookies, Cape Fear, and Animal House. 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.

Citation:
Elmer Bernstein. Wikipedia. Accessed 23 November 2016. [b. April 4, 1922; d. August 18, 2004; American composer and conductor of film scores; 50-year career; composed music for hundreds of film and television productions; most popular works The Magnificent Seven, The Ten Commandments, The Great Escape, To Kill a Mockingbird, Ghostbusters, The Black Cauldron, Airplane!, The Rookies, Cape Fear, and Animal House; won Oscar for Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) score; was nominated for fourteen Oscars; won two Golden Globes; was nominated for two Grammy Awards]

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

L. Tom Perry Special Collections digital audio tape with music from The Ten Commandments and interview with Cecil B. DeMille

 Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232564424]
Identifier: MSS 8941
Scope and Contents

Digital audio tape recording transferred from an older medium. Recording has 2-disc Ten Commandments soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein and an interview with Cecil B. DeMille on his return from Egypt in 1956.

Dates: 1956
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / L. Tom Perry Special Collections digital audio tape with music from The Ten Commandments and interview with Cecil B. DeMille

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