# Alex North
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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? He was the first composer to receive an Honorary Academy Award, but never won a competitive Oscar despite fourteen nominations.
== Early life ==
North was born Isadore Soifer in Chester, Pennsylvania, US, to Jewish parents Jesse and Baila (Bessie) who had left Russian Empire for the US around 1906.
Crime Review Weekly - 11 October 2026
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The Rhubarb Radio Book Club - Episode 2 - The Whisper Man by Alex North
Pam Lonsdale, the presenter of the Saturday Late Afternoon Show on Rhubarb Radio, and author Catherine Yaffe sit down and discuss The Whisper Man by Alex North.
Thanks top Helga for her excellent review.
Beware of spoilers if you've not read the book!
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Ellery Lloyd - TIME TO BURN
In this interview, I chat with writing duo Ellery Lloyd about Time to Burn, selecting their pseudonym, the 3 starred reviews for this book, crafting the time travel aspects of the story, their writing process and research, the stunning cover, and much more.
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Kelly Hooker - November's Real Time Reading
Kelly joins me for November's Real Time Reading episode where we discuss our current, past, and upcoming reads.
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One & Only by Maureen Goo
Orbital by Samantha Harvey
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The Whisper Man by Alex North
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Rachel Harrison's Kiss, Slay, Replay
Mel and Lisa cordially invite you to a wedding as we discuss Rachel Harrison's Kiss, Slay, Replay.
This wedding weekend was already a disaster: Willa is stuck in a social nightmare watching her ex-fiance with his new girlfriend while she tries her best to be happy for her best friends at their nup…
S2E6 - The Whisper Man
Hey Snobs, in this episode we cover The Whisper Man by Alex North and the Netflix adaptation with Adam Scott, Robert De Niro, and Michelle Monaghan.For podcast updates, follow our newsletterIntro song by Night Light Noise Machine
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Friday Family Film Night: THE WHISPER MAN review
In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE WHISPER MAN (2026), from the novel by Alex North, with screenplay credits to Ben Jacoby and Chase Palmer, the film is directed by James Ashcroft.
A widowed novelist Tom Kennedy (Adam Scott) moves to a quiet town with his young son to rebuild their liv…
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