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Ernest Gold

Ernest Gold

Actor, Music Department, Composer

Born July 13, 1921 in Vienna, Austria

Died March 17, 1999

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Ernst Sigmund Goldner (July 13, 1921 – March 17, 1999), known professionally as Ernest Gold, was an Austrian-born American composer. He is most noted for his work on the film Exodus produced in 1960.

Career NBC Orchestra performed Gold's first symphony in 1939, only a year after he moved to the United States. In 1941, he composed a symphony that was later played at Carnegie Hall in 1945. Gold moved to Hollywood in the same year to work with Columbia Pictures, his first significant role being the score for the melodrama Girl of the Limberlost (1945). After this opportunity, Gold wrote scores for other minor films. For the next ten years, he continued to work on B movies, mainly orchestrating and arranging music for western movies and melodramas.

He was asked by Stanley Kramer to orchestrate Not as a Stranger (1955). The music for the film was written by George Antheil. This production opened the door for Gold to work with other scores written by Antheil and to orchestrate more of Kramer's films. Gold worked on almost every film Kramer made, including A Child Is Waiting and It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World.

Gold produced his first original film score in 1958 for Too Much, Too Soon. His big break came in 1959, when he was asked to score On the Beach (1959 film) after Antheil became ill and he recommended Gold for the job.

Gold is most widely recognized for his work on Exodus (1960). He was contracted by Otto Preminger and, atypically, was able to watch the filming of the movie. Gold spent time in Israel to write the score.

In 1968, Gold wrote a Broadway musical called I'm Solomon. He also wrote music for television including Fun with Dick and Jane. In his later life, Gold was the musical director of the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra. He also founded the Los Angeles Senior Citizens Orchestra.

His concert works include a piano concerto, a string quartet, and a piano sonata. Ernest Gold's "Fight for Survival" from Exodus was sampled by Moby in his song Porcelain.

Gold's contributions were recognized with Academy Award nominations and Golden Globe nominations. He won a Golden Globe in 1960 for Best Motion Picture Score for 1959's On the Beach. This film was also nominated for a Music Academy Award that same year. In 1960, Gold's Exodus was nominated for a Golden Globe under the Best Original Score category. The film won an Academy Award for Best Music and a Grammy for Best Soundtrack Album. For his contributions, Gold had his name engraved in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was the first composer to receive this honor.

5 wins and 1 nominations

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Filmography

Actor

4

Type

Year

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' Poster

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World' Documentary1991

The 33rd Annual Academy Awards Poster

The 33rd Annual Academy Awards TV Special1961

The Mike Douglas Show Poster

The Mike Douglas Show TV Series1961

The 17th Golden Globe Awards TV Special1960

Music Department

102

Type

Year

Hideouser and Hideouser Poster

Hideouser and Hideouser Short Film2019

Blenderstein! Poster

Blenderstein! Short Film2011

Lincoln Mini-Series1988

Used Cars Poster

Used Cars Feature Film1980

Cross of Iron Poster

Cross of Iron Feature Film1977

Footsteps Poster

Footsteps TV Movie1972

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Poster

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Feature Film1963

Pressure Point Poster

Pressure Point Feature Film1962

Missile Monsters Poster

Missile Monsters Feature Film1958

The Screaming Skull Poster

The Screaming Skull Feature Film1958

Wink of an Eye Poster

Wink of an Eye Feature Film1958

Affair in Havana Poster

Affair in Havana Feature Film1957

The Pride and the Passion Poster

The Pride and the Passion Feature Film1957

The True Story of the Civil War Poster

The True Story of the Civil War Short Film1957

The Young Don't Cry Poster

The Young Don't Cry Feature Film1957

Witness for the Prosecution Poster

Witness for the Prosecution Feature Film1957

Edge of Hell Poster

Edge of Hell Feature Film1956

Running Target Poster

Running Target Feature Film1956

The Naked Eye Poster

The Naked Eye Documentary1956

Dementia Poster

Dementia Feature Film1955

Fury TV Series1955

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955

Karamoja Poster

Karamoja Documentary1955

King of the Carnival Poster

King of the Carnival Feature Film1955

Not as a Stranger Poster

Not as a Stranger Feature Film1955

The Other Woman Poster

The Other Woman Feature Film1954

Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders Poster

Canadian Mounties vs. Atomic Invaders Feature Film1953

Down Laredo Way Poster

Down Laredo Way Feature Film1953

Iron Mountain Trail Poster

Iron Mountain Trail Feature Film1953

Jennifer Poster

Jennifer Feature Film1953

Jungle Drums of Africa Poster

Jungle Drums of Africa Feature Film1953

Actors and Sin Poster

Actors and Sin Feature Film1952

Black Hills Ambush Poster

Black Hills Ambush Feature Film1952

Captive of Billy the Kid Poster

Captive of Billy the Kid Feature Film1952

Leadville Gunslinger Poster

Leadville Gunslinger Feature Film1952

Zombies of the Stratosphere Poster

Zombies of the Stratosphere Feature Film1952

Desert of Lost Men Poster

Desert of Lost Men Feature Film1951

Don Daredevil Rides Again Poster

Don Daredevil Rides Again Feature Film1951

Government Agents vs Phantom Legion Poster

Government Agents vs Phantom Legion Feature Film1951

Insurance Investigator Poster

Insurance Investigator Feature Film1951

Lost Planet Airmen Poster

Lost Planet Airmen Feature Film1951

Pride of Maryland Poster

Pride of Maryland Feature Film1951

Sirocco Feature Film1951

Unknown World Poster

Unknown World Feature Film1951

Bells of Coronado Poster

Bells of Coronado Feature Film1950

Destination Big House Poster

Destination Big House Feature Film1950

Flying Disc Man from Mars Poster

Flying Disc Man from Mars Feature Film1950

Harbor of Missing Men Poster

Harbor of Missing Men Feature Film1950

In a Lonely Place Poster

In a Lonely Place Feature Film1950

Jungle Stampede Poster

Jungle Stampede Feature Film1950

Lonely Heart Bandits Poster

Lonely Heart Bandits Feature Film1950

Salt Lake Raiders Poster

Salt Lake Raiders Feature Film1950

The Old Frontier Poster

The Old Frontier Feature Film1950

Trial Without Jury Poster

Trial Without Jury Feature Film1950

Unmasked Poster

Unmasked Feature Film1950

Bandit King of Texas Poster

Bandit King of Texas Feature Film1949

Chinatown at Midnight Poster

Chinatown at Midnight Feature Film1949

Daughter of the Jungle Poster

Daughter of the Jungle Feature Film1949

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. Poster

Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. Feature Film1949

Flame of Youth Poster

Flame of Youth Feature Film1949

Ghost of Zorro Poster

Ghost of Zorro Feature Film1949

Hideout Feature Film1949

King of the Rocket Men Poster

King of the Rocket Men Feature Film1949

Knock on Any Door Poster

Knock on Any Door Feature Film1949

Law of the Golden West Poster

Law of the Golden West Feature Film1949

Navajo Trail Raiders Poster

Navajo Trail Raiders Feature Film1949

Pioneer Marshal Poster

Pioneer Marshal Feature Film1949

Post Office Investigator Poster

Post Office Investigator Feature Film1949

Powder River Rustlers Poster

Powder River Rustlers Feature Film1949

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King Poster

Radar Patrol vs. Spy King Feature Film1949

Rusty Saves a Life Poster

Rusty Saves a Life Feature Film1949

San Antone Ambush Poster

San Antone Ambush Feature Film1949

Sands of Iwo Jima Poster

Sands of Iwo Jima Feature Film1949

The James Brothers of Missouri Poster

The James Brothers of Missouri Feature Film1949

Tokyo Joe Poster

Tokyo Joe Feature Film1949

We Were Strangers Poster

We Were Strangers Feature Film1949

California Firebrand Poster

California Firebrand Feature Film1948

Campus Honeymoon Poster

Campus Honeymoon Feature Film1948

Canon City Poster

Canon City Feature Film1948

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted Poster

Dangers of the Canadian Mounted Feature Film1948

Lightnin' in the Forest Poster

Lightnin' in the Forest Feature Film1948

Madonna of the Desert Poster

Madonna of the Desert Feature Film1948

My Dog Rusty Poster

My Dog Rusty Feature Film1948

Nighttime in Nevada Poster

Nighttime in Nevada Feature Film1948

Renegades of Sonora Poster

Renegades of Sonora Feature Film1948

Son of God's Country Poster

Son of God's Country Feature Film1948

Sundown in Santa Fe Poster

Sundown in Santa Fe Feature Film1948

The Denver Kid Poster

The Denver Kid Feature Film1948

The Gentleman from Nowhere Poster

The Gentleman from Nowhere Feature Film1948

The Inside Story Poster

The Inside Story Feature Film1948

The Timber Trail Poster

The Timber Trail Feature Film1948

Apache Rose Poster

Apache Rose Feature Film1947

Bandits of Dark Canyon Poster

Bandits of Dark Canyon Feature Film1947

Blackmail Poster

Blackmail Feature Film1947

Philo Vance's Secret Mission Poster

Philo Vance's Secret Mission Feature Film1947

The Black Widow Poster

The Black Widow Feature Film1947

The Fabulous Texan Poster

The Fabulous Texan Feature Film1947

The Flame Poster

The Flame Feature Film1947

Under Colorado Skies Poster

Under Colorado Skies Feature Film1947

Plainsman and the Lady Poster

Plainsman and the Lady Feature Film1946

That Brennan Girl Poster

That Brennan Girl Feature Film1946

The Falcon's Alibi Poster

The Falcon's Alibi Feature Film1946

Composer

86

Type

Year

En femme de l'horreur Short Film2011

The Kramer Impact Documentary2004

Lincoln Mini-Series1988

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story Poster

Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story TV Movie1986

Alfred Hitchcock Presents Poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Series1985

George Burns Comedy Week Poster

George Burns Comedy Week TV Series1985

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story Poster

Wallenberg: A Hero's Story TV Movie1985

Safari 3000 Poster

Safari 3000 Feature Film1982

Tom Horn Poster

Tom Horn Feature Film1980

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff Poster

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff Feature Film1979

Letters from Frank Poster

Letters from Frank TV Movie1979

Marciano Poster

Marciano TV Movie1979

The Runner Stumbles Poster

The Runner Stumbles Feature Film1979

Cross of Iron Poster

Cross of Iron Feature Film1977

Fun with Dick and Jane Poster

Fun with Dick and Jane Feature Film1977

The Wild McCullochs Poster

The Wild McCullochs Feature Film1975

Betrayal Poster

Betrayal TV Movie1974

The Small Miracle Poster

The Small Miracle TV Movie1973

Footsteps Poster

Footsteps TV Movie1972

Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age Poster

Walt Whitman: Poet for a New Age Short Film1971

The Secret of Santa Vittoria Poster

The Secret of Santa Vittoria Feature Film1969

Hawaii Five-O Poster

Hawaii Five-O TV Series1968

National Geographic Specials Poster

National Geographic Specials TV Series1965

Ship of Fools Poster

Ship of Fools Feature Film1965

Karen TV Series1964

A Child Is Waiting Poster

A Child Is Waiting Feature Film1963

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Poster

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World Feature Film1963

Pressure Point Poster

Pressure Point Feature Film1962

A Fever in the Blood Poster

A Fever in the Blood Feature Film1961

Judgment at Nuremberg Poster

Judgment at Nuremberg Feature Film1961

The Dick Powell Theatre Poster

The Dick Powell Theatre TV Series1961

The Last Sunset Poster

The Last Sunset Feature Film1961

Exodus Feature Film1960

Inherit the Wind Poster

Inherit the Wind Feature Film1960

Battle of the Coral Sea Poster

Battle of the Coral Sea Feature Film1959

Hotel de Paree Poster

Hotel de Paree TV Series1959

On the Beach Poster

On the Beach Feature Film1959

The Young Philadelphians Poster

The Young Philadelphians Feature Film1959

Tarzan's Fight for Life Poster

Tarzan's Fight for Life Feature Film1958

The Defiant Ones Poster

The Defiant Ones Feature Film1958

The Screaming Skull Poster

The Screaming Skull Feature Film1958

Too Much, Too Soon Poster

Too Much, Too Soon Feature Film1958

Wink of an Eye Poster

Wink of an Eye Feature Film1958

Affair in Havana Poster

Affair in Havana Feature Film1957

M Squad TV Series1957

Man on the Prowl Poster

Man on the Prowl Feature Film1957

The Iron Sheriff Poster

The Iron Sheriff Feature Film1957

The True Story of the Civil War Poster

The True Story of the Civil War Short Film1957

Wagon Train Poster

Wagon Train TV Series1957

Edge of Hell Poster

Edge of Hell Feature Film1956

Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo Poster

Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo Short Film1956

Running Target Poster

Running Target Feature Film1956

The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show Poster

The Gerald McBoing-Boing Show TV Series1956

Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers Poster

Unidentified Flying Objects: The True Story of Flying Saucers Documentary1956

Gunsmoke Poster

Gunsmoke TV Series1955

Karamoja Poster

Karamoja Documentary1955

The Naked Street Poster

The Naked Street Feature Film1955

The Other Woman Poster

The Other Woman Feature Film1954

Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony Poster

Gerald McBoing-Boing's Symphony Short Film1953

Jennifer Poster

Jennifer Feature Film1953

Magoo Slept Here Poster

Magoo Slept Here Short Film1953

Man Crazy Poster

Man Crazy Feature Film1953

The Assignation Poster

The Assignation Short Film1953

Willie the Kid Poster

Willie the Kid Short Film1952

Georgie and the Dragon Poster

Georgie and the Dragon Short Film1951

The Family Circus Poster

The Family Circus Short Film1951

Unknown World Poster

Unknown World Feature Film1951

Picnic Short Film1949

G-Men Never Forget Poster

G-Men Never Forget Feature Film1948

Old Los Angeles Poster

Old Los Angeles Feature Film1948

The Gallant Legion Poster

The Gallant Legion Feature Film1948

The Gay Ranchero Poster

The Gay Ranchero Feature Film1948

The Main Street Kid Poster

The Main Street Kid Feature Film1948

Under California Stars Poster

Under California Stars Feature Film1948

Bells of San Angelo Poster

Bells of San Angelo Feature Film1947

Exposed Feature Film1947

Lighthouse Poster

Lighthouse Feature Film1947

Robin Hood of Texas Poster

Robin Hood of Texas Feature Film1947

Saddle Pals Poster

Saddle Pals Feature Film1947

Springtime in the Sierras Poster

Springtime in the Sierras Feature Film1947

The Trespasser Poster

The Trespasser Feature Film1947

Wyoming Feature Film1947

G.I. War Brides Poster

G.I. War Brides Feature Film1946

Smooth as Silk Poster

Smooth as Silk Feature Film1946

The Falcon's Alibi Poster

The Falcon's Alibi Feature Film1946

The Girl of the Limberlost Poster

The Girl of the Limberlost Feature Film1945

Thanks

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Passion & Poetry: Sam's War Poster

Passion & Poetry: Sam's War Documentary2011

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