Bernard Herrmann
Personal Info
Know For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1911-06-29 (64 years old)
Deathday
1975-12-24
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known As
Benny
Bernard Hermann
Bernard Herrmann
Biography
Bernard Herrmann (born Max Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer best known for his work in composing for motion pictures. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. An Academy Award-winner (for The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941; later renamed All That Money Can Buy), Herrmann is particularly 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 movies, including Citizen Kane, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Cape Fear, and Taxi Driver. He...
Acting
1956
as Conductor at Albert Hall
1956
as Stork Club Piano Player (uncredited)
2023
as Self (archive footage)
1964
as Self
Production
1941
as Original Music Composer
1976
as Original Music Composer
1959
as Original Music Composer
1942
as Original Music Composer
1958
as Original Music Composer
1964
as Original Music Composer
1960
as Original Music Composer
1956
as Original Music Composer
1951
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1952
as Original Music Composer
1955
as Original Music Composer
1976
as Original Music Composer
1998
as Original Music Composer
2007
as Music
1962
as Original Music Composer
1943
as Original Music Composer
1973
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Original Music Composer
1959
as Original Music Composer
1951
as Original Music Composer
1945
as Original Music Composer
1954
as Original Music Composer
1957
as Original Music Composer
1958
as Original Music Composer
1953
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1941
as Conductor
1993
as Music
1958
as Original Music Composer
1952
as Original Music Composer
1979
as Music
1953
as Original Music Composer
1960
as Original Music Composer
1961
as Original Music Composer
1976
as In Memory Of
1941
as Original Music Composer
1971
as Original Music Composer
1976
as Music Director
1976
as Thanks
1983
as Original Music Composer
1954
as Songs
1947
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Music Consultant
1957
1954
as Original Music Composer
1968
as Original Music Composer
1955
as Original Music Composer
2019
as Original Music Composer
1956
as Original Music Composer
1959
as Original Music Composer
1961
as Conductor
1991
as Original Music Composer
2023
as Music
1956
as Original Music Composer
1953
as Original Music Composer
1946
as Original Music Composer
1969
as Original Music Composer
1955
as Original Music Composer
1990
as Music
1947
as Orchestrator
1941
as Conductor
1974
as Original Music Composer
1963
as Conductor
1978
as Original Music Composer
1972
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Original Music Composer
1966
as Original Music Composer
1966
as Conductor
1968
as Original Music Composer
1994
as Music
1974
as Orchestrator
1974
as Conductor
2020
as Original Music Composer
2008
as Original Music Composer
2000
as Musical
1969
as Original Music Composer
1958
as Music
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