Bernard Herrmann

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Born June 29, 1911· New York City, New York, USA

† Died December 24, 1975

2Roles★ 7.3Average rating

Emerging from a New York Jewish family of Russian-Ukrainian origin, he studied violin as a child, won a composition prize, then pursued music at New York University under Percy Grainger and Philip James before attending Juilliard and founding the New Chamber Orchestra of New York, where he counted Aaron Copland and George Gershwin among his friends. His early career as chief conductor of the CBS S… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

The Man Who Knew Too Much1956The Wrong Man1956

Filmography

YearRating

★ 7.4

The Man Who Knew Too Much1956

Conductor at Albert Hall (uncredited)

★ 7.1

The Wrong Man1956

Stork Club Piano Player (uncredited)