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Alex North (born Isadore Soifer, December 4, 1910 – September 8, 1991) was an American composer best known for his many film scores, including A Streetcar Named Desire (one of the first jazz-based film scores), Viva Zapata!, Spartacus, Cleopatra, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
My first novel as Alex North, The Whisper Man, was a Sunday Times, New York Times and international bestseller. It has been translated into over 30 languages and is currently being adapted for film. It was followed by The Shadow Friend. My most recent thriller is The Half Burnt House.
Alex North is a British author that is best known for writing The Whisper Man and The Shadows. His book, The Whisper Man , was an instant New York Times Bestseller and earned many high ratings and great reviews upon its release.
Alex North (1910-1991) was an American composer and conductor who worked in various genres, including jazz, classical and film music. He won an Oscar for his lifetime achievement and was nominated 15 times for his scores, such as Spartacus, A Streetcar Named Desire and Cleopatra.
Alex North was born in Leeds, England, where he now lives with his wife and son. The Whisper Man was inspired by North's own little boy, who mentioned one day that he was playing with "the boy in the floor." Alex North is a British crime writer who has previously published under another name.
Alex North (born Dec. 4, 1910, Chester, Pa., U.S.—died Sept. 8, 1991, Pacific Palisades, Calif.) was a U.S. film composer and conductor. North studied at the Curtis Institute and Juilliard. In the early 1930s he traveled to Moscow and became the sole American member of the Union of Soviet Composers.
Alex North has 28 books on Goodreads with 682870 ratings. Alex North’s most popular book is The Whisper Man.