Bernard Herrmann

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Bernard Herrmann was an influential American composer best known for his innovative and dramatic film scores, including his landmark collaborations with directors Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
conductor
film composer
human
awardReceived Academy Award
Academy Award for Best Original Score
burialPlace Beth El Cemetery, Paramus, New Jersey, United States
surface form: Beth-El Cemetery, Paramus, New Jersey
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease
collaboratedWith Alfred Hitchcock
Brian De Palma
Martin Scorsese
Orson Welles
Willis H. O’Brien
surface form: Ray Harryhausen
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1911-06-29
dateOfDeath 1975-12-24
educatedAt Juilliard School
New York University
employer CBS Radio
Columbia Broadcasting System
familyName Bernard Herrmann self-linksurface differs
surface form: Herrmann
fullName Bernard Herrmann self-linksurface differs
surface form: Max Herman "Bernard" Herrmann
genre classical music
film score
incidental music
givenName Bernard
influenced Danny Elfman
Jerry Goldsmith
John Williams
influencedBy Charles Ives
Igor Stravinsky
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned English
notableFor innovative and dramatic film scores
use of unconventional orchestration
notableWork Cape Fear (1962 film)
surface form: Cape Fear (1962 film) score

Citizen Kane (1941 film) score
Fahrenheit 451 (1966 film) score
Hangover Square (1945 film) score
Jane Eyre (1943 film) score
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959 film) score
Mysterious Island (1961 film) score
North by Northwest (1959 film) score
Obsession (1976 film) score
On Dangerous Ground (1951 film) score
Psycho (1960 film) score
Taxi Driver (1976 film) score
The Birds (1963 film) sound design collaboration
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 film) score
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947 film) score
The Trouble with Harry (1955 film) score
The Twilight Zone (TV series) music
Twisted Nerve (1968 film) score
Vertigo (1958 film) score
occupation composer
conductor
film composer
placeOfBirth New York City
surface form: New York

New York City
United States of America
placeOfDeath California, United States
surface form: California

Los Angeles
United States of America
positionHeld conductor of the CBS Symphony Orchestra
sexOrGender male
spouse Lucille Fletcher
Lucy Anderson
Norma Shepherd
workLocation Hollywood
New York City

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Psycho composer Bernard Herrmann
Vertigo composer Bernard Herrmann
Bernard Herrmann familyName Bernard Herrmann self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Herrmann
Bernard Herrmann fullName Bernard Herrmann self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Max Herman "Bernard" Herrmann
Danny Elfman influencedBy Bernard Herrmann
John Williams influencedBy Bernard Herrmann
Anna and the King of Siam musicBy Bernard Herrmann
Cape Fear (1962 film) musicBy Bernard Herrmann
Citizen Kane musicBy Bernard Herrmann
North by Northwest musicBy Bernard Herrmann
Psycho musicBy Bernard Herrmann
Taxi Driver musicBy Bernard Herrmann
The Birds musicBy Bernard Herrmann
this entity surface form: Bernard Herrmann (sound consultant)
Too Much, Too Soon musicBy Bernard Herrmann