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Bernard Herrmann

American composer

Died when: 64 years 178 days (773 months)
Star Sign: Cancer

 

Bernard Herrmann

Bernard Herrmann (born Maximillian Herman;June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer and conductor best known for his work in composing for films.

As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers.He is widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers.

An Academy Award-winner (for The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941; later renamed All That Money Can Buy), Herrmann mainly is 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 films, including Citizen Kane, Anna and the King of Siam, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Ghost and Mrs.

Muir, Cape Fear, Fahrenheit 451, and Taxi Driver.He worked extensively in radio drama (composing for Orson Welles), 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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