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Elmer Bernstein
Born April 4, 1922(1922-04-04)
New York City, New York
Died August 18, 2004 (aged 82)
Ojai, California
Occupation composer, conductor, songwriter
Years active 1951 - 2004
Spouse(s) Pearl Glusman
Eve Adamson

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Youth

Bernstein was born in New York City on April 4, 1922. The City of New York Although not in any way related to the celebrated composer and conductor, Leonard Bernstein, there was a slight facial similarity between the two men and, within the world of professional music, they were distinguished from each other by the use of the nicknames, Bernstein West (Elmer) and Bernstein East (Leonard). WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes During his childhood he performed professionally as a dancer and an actor, in the latter case playing the part of Caliban in The Tempest on Broadway and he also won several prizes for his painting. Throughout his life, he demonstrated an enthusiam for an even wider spectrum of the arts than his childhood interests would imply and, in 1959, when he was scoring The Story on Page One, he considered becoming a novelist and asked the film's screenwriter, Clifford Odets, to give him lessons in writing fiction. He gravitated toward music by his own choice at the age of twelve, at which time he was given a scholarship in piano by Henriette Michelson, a Juilliard teacher who guided him throughout his entire career as a pianist. The Juilliard School, located in New York City, is a world renowned Performing arts conservatory. She took him to play some of his improvisations for composer Aaron Copland. Aaron Copland (November 14 1900 &ndash December 2 1990 was an American Composer of concert and film music as well as an accomplished Pianist. Copland was encouraging and selected Israel Citkowitz as a teacher for the young boy. Bernstein's music has some stylistic similarities to Copland's music, most notably in his western scores and in his spirited score for the 1958 film adaptation of Erskine Caldwell's novel, God's Little Acre. God's Little Acre is a 1933 novel by Erskine Caldwell, which was made into a film of the same name in 1958

Background

He 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, Ghostbusters and the fanfare used in the National Geographic television specials. The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 Western film directed by John Sturges about a group of hired gunmen protecting a Mexican village from The Great Escape is a popular 1963 War film about the 250 Allied prisoners of war escaping from a German POW camp The Ten Commandments is a 1956 motion picture that Dramatized the Biblical story of Moses, an adopted Egyptian Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Man with the Golden Arm is a 1955 Drama film, based on the novel of the same name by Nelson Algren, which tells the story of a To Kill a Mockingbird is a Drama film directed by Robert Mulligan and based on the novel of the same name by Harper Lee. Robot Monster is a 1953 Science fiction B-movie made in 3-D by Phil Tucker. Zuul redirects here For the videogame see Zool. Ghostbusters (titled on-screen as Ghost Busters) is Overview The NGS's historical mission is "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world's cultural historical and natural His theme for The Magnificent Seven is also familiar to television viewers, as it was used in commercials for Marlboro cigarettes. Marlboro is a brand of Cigarette made by Philip Morris USA (a branch of Altria) within the US and by Philip Morris International (now separate Bernstein also provided the score to many of the short films of Ray and Charles Eames. Charles (1907-1978 and Ray (1912–1988 Eames (ˈiːmz were American designers married in 1941 who worked and made major contributions in many fields of design

Broadway

In addition to his film music, Bernstein wrote the scores for two Broadway musicals: How Now, Dow Jones in 1968 and Merlin in 1983. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located How Now Dow Jones is a Broadway musical Comedy. From an original concept by Carolyn Leigh, the book was written by Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Merlin was a musical based on a concept by popular Illusionist Doug Henning and Barbara De Angelis written by Richard Levinson Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar)

Politics

Along with many in Hollywood, Bernstein faced censure during the McCarthy era of the 1950s. Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14 1908 – May 2 1957 was an American politician who served as a Republican U The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive He was "gray-listed" (not banned, but kept off major projects) due to sympathy with left-wing causes, and had to work on low-budget science fiction films such as Robot Monster and Cat-Women of the Moon. Robot Monster is a 1953 Science fiction B-movie made in 3-D by Phil Tucker. Cat-Women of the Moon is a 1953 Science fiction 3-D film directed by Arthur Hilton.

Comedies

John Landis grew up near Bernstein, and befriended him through his children. John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American movie Actor, director, writer, and producer. Years later, he requested Bernstein do the music for National Lampoon's Animal House, over the studio's objections. He explained to Bernstein that he thought that Bernstein's score, playing it straight as if the comedic Delta frat characters were actual heroes, would emphasize the comedy further. Bernstein accepted the job, and it sparked a second wave in his career, where he continued to do high-profile comedies such as Airplane!, as well as most of Landis's films for the next 15 years. Airplane! is a 1980 American Comedy film directed and written by David Zucker Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker.

Cape Fear

When Martin Scorsese announced that he was re-making Cape Fear, he requested Bernstein do the job of adapting Bernard Hermann's original score to the new film. Cape Fear is a 1962 film about an attorney whose family is stalked by a criminal whom he helped to send to jail Bernard Herrmann ( June 29, 1911 &ndash December 24, 1975) was an American composer noted for his work in Motion pictures. Bernstein leapt at the opportunity to work with Scorsese, and to pay homage to Hermann; Scorsese and Bernstein subsequently worked together on two more films in the 1990s.

Awards

Bernstein was recognized by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association with Golden Globes for his scores for To Kill a Mockingbird and Hawaii. Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA) is an Organization comprised of Journalists who cover the United States Film industry The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner To Kill a Mockingbird is a Drama film directed by Robert Mulligan and based on the novel of the same name by Harper Lee. Hawaii is a 1966 American film based on the novel of the same name by James A In 1963 he was awarded the Emmy for Excellence in Television for his score of The Making of The President, 1960. He is the recipient of Western Heritage Awards for The Magnificent Seven (1960) and The Hallelujah Trail (1965). The Magnificent Seven is a 1960 Western film directed by John Sturges about a group of hired gunmen protecting a Mexican village from The Hallelujah Trail is a 1965 Western spoof directed by John Sturges and starring Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Brian He received five Grammy nominations from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and garnered two of Broadway's coveted Tony Award nominations for How Now Dow Jones and Merlin. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Inc is known variously as The Recording Academy or NARAS. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented How Now Dow Jones is a Broadway musical Comedy. From an original concept by Carolyn Leigh, the book was written by Merlin was a musical based on a concept by popular Illusionist Doug Henning and Barbara De Angelis written by Richard Levinson

Additional honors included Lifetime achievement awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), The Society for the Preservation of Film Music, the USA, Woodstock, Santa Barbara, Newport Beach and Flanders International Film Festivals and the Foundation for a Creative America. An award is something given to a person or a group of people to recognize Excellence in a certain field a certificate of excellence The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS) is a professional honorary organization ostensibly dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of Motion The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP) is a non-profit Performance rights organization that protects its In 1996, Bernstein was honored with a star on Hollywood Boulevard. Hollywood Boulevard is a boulevard in Hollywood Los Angeles California, United States, beginning at Sunset Boulevard in the east and running northwest In 1999, he received an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Five Towns College in New York and was honored by the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding Five Towns College is a for-profit institution of higher learning located in Dix Hills, Long Island, New York (USA New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The American Film Institute ( AFI) is an independent Non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Bernstein again was honored by ASCAP with its marquee Founders Award in 2001, and with the NARAS Governors Award in June 2004. He received 14 Academy Award nominations, nominated at least once per decade from the 1950s thru 2000s, but his only win was for Thoroughly Modern Millie. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. This article is about the 1967 film For the Broadway musical see Thoroughly Modern Millie (musical.

Death

Bernstein died of cancer in his sleep, at his home in Ojai, California, on August 18, 2004. Ojai (ˈoʊhaɪ is a city in Ventura County, California, United States. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

Partial filmography

Works for Broadway theater

References

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