Birth of American film music composer
Elmer BERNSTEIN in Ojai, CA. Academy Award-winning composer of film scores:
Thoroughly
Modern Millie [1967]
;
Sudden Fear
,
The Man with the Golden Arm
,
Ten Commandments
,
Sweet Smell of Success
,
To Kill a Mocking Bird
,
Walk on the Wild Side
, and
The Magnificent Seven
. Studied with
Roger Sessions
. He began his career as a concert pianist. 2001 marked his 50th anniversary as a feature film composer who has written the music for over 200 major film and television scores.
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