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Alex Alexander (1898-1983)

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Alias:
Alexander Borisoff

Birthplace:
Odessa, Russia [present Ukraine]

Born:
December 20, 1898

Died:
March 1, 1983

Biography from TheMovieDB

Alex Alexander (born Alexander Borisoff) was a musician and composer. He attended the Russian Conservatory of Music where he majored in Composition and Cello. He graduated with a Doctorate in Music and performed as a concert cellist in a series of highly successful appearances throughout Europe before coming to America. While touring the United States, Alexander was invited by Dr. Otto Klemperer to join the Los Angeles Philharmonic as their first cellist.  Alexander was commissioned by NBC to compose a tone poem for Symphony Orchestra based upon the theme Anerica which was played by the Los Angeles Philharmonic over a coast-to-coast broadcast and subsequently performed by major symphony orchestras throughout the United States.  He wrote scores for many Hollywood motion pictures and television programs and has also made musical arrangements for well-known vocalists and recording groups. He also wrote books on musical composition.

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Music:
1952  Red Snow
1959  Alaska Passage

Musician:
1951  An American in Paris
1952  Red Snow
1955  The King's Thief
1959  Alaska Passage
1960  Cimarron

Original Music Composer:
1951  An American in Paris
1951  Gold Raiders
1951  Two Lost Worlds
1952  Red Snow
1955  The King's Thief
1959  Alaska Passage
1960  Cimarron

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