Elmer Bernstein
Birthday
1922/04/04
Day of death
2004/08/18 (82 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Elmer Bernstien
Biography
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) an...Read more
Acting
(1992) Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann
as Self
(2001) The Making of 'Cape Fear'
as Self
(1998) Fearful Symmetry
as Self
(1999) Making 'Taxi Driver'
as Self
(1976) From Noon Till Three
as Songwriter (uncredited)
(2000) Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
as Self
(1993) Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
as Self
(1994) The Bible According to Hollywood
as Self
(1998) The Yearbook: An Animal House Reunion
as Self - Composer
(2000) Frank Sinatra Memorial
as Self
(1953) The Oscars
as Self