Bernard Herrmann
Film score, Composer
1911 – 1975
Who was Bernard Herrmann?
Bernard Herrmann was an American composer known for his work in motion pictures.
An Academy Award-winner, Herrmann is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, most famously Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo. He also composed scores for many other movies, including Citizen Kane, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Cape Fear, and Taxi Driver. He worked extensively in radio drama, composed the scores for several fantasy films by Ray Harryhausen, and many TV programs, including Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone and Have Gun–Will Travel.
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- Born
- Jun 29, 1911
New York City - Also known as
- Bernard Hermann
- Bernard Herman
- Max Herman
- Mr. Bernard Herrmann
- Benny
- Spouses
- Lucille Fletcher
(1939/10/02 - 1948) - Lucy Anderson
(1949/08 - 1964) - Norma Shepherd
(1967/11/27 - 1975/12/24)
- Lucille Fletcher
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Juilliard School
- New York University
- DeWitt Clinton High School
- Died
- Dec 24, 1975
North Hollywood
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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