Ernest Gold (composer)
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| Ernest Gold | |
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| Born | Ernst Sigmund Goldner July 13, 1921 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | March 17, 1999 (aged 77) Santa Monica, California |
| Cause of death | Complications from a stroke |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Spouse(s) | Marni Nixon (1950-1969) Jan Keller Gold (1975-1999; his death) |
| Children | Andrew Gold Martha Gold Carr[1] Melanie Gold[1] |
Ernest Gold (born Ernst Sigmund Goldner; July 13, 1921 – March 17, 1999) was an American composer.
Life and career [edit]
Gold was born in Vienna, Austria. He moved to the U.S. in 1938, after the Anschluss of Austria (his paternal grandfather was Jewish).[2] Gold wrote nearly 100 film and television scores between 1945 and 1992. Among his credits are Too Much, Too Soon, Exodus, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, On the Beach, A Child is Waiting, Fun with Dick and Jane, and Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff.
Gold's contributions were recognized with four Academy Award nominations and three Golden Globe nominations. He won a Golden Globe in 1960 for Best Motion Picture Score for 1959's On the Beach, and won an Academy Award a year later for Best Music: Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, for Exodus. His work on On the Beach also won Gold a Grammy Award. The Hollywood Walk of Fame has also recognized Gold with a star on famed Hollywood Boulevard. Gold's classical works also included a piano concerto, a string quartet, and a piano sonata.
He was married three times; his second marriage was to singer/actress Marni Nixon from 1950–1969 and produced three children, including musician Andrew Gold (composer of "Lonely Boy" and "Thank You for Being a Friend"). Nixon claimed in her autobiography ("I Could Have Sung All Night") that Gold was repeatedly unfaithful to her throughout their 19-year marriage. From 1975–1999 he was married to Jan Keller Gold.
Ernest Gold died on March 17, 1999 in Santa Monica, California at the age of 77 from complications following a stroke.
References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Ernest Gold (composer) at the Internet Broadway Database
- Ernest Gold bio at Answers.com
- Ernest Gold at the Internet Movie Database
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