Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 original film scores, as well as scores for nearly 80 television productions. For his work, he received an Academy Award for Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and Primetime Emmy Award. He also received seven Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, and two Tony Award nominations.

4 April 1922

Born on the same birth day (4 April): Bettina von Arnim • Comte de Lautréamont • Daniel Cohn-Bendit • Dimitris Basis • Eunhyuk • Hugo Weaving • Johnny Borrell • Maurice Manificat • Piotr Anderszewski • Robert Downey Jr. • Satoshi Furukawa • Stephen Storace • Vinny Burns

Born in the same month (April 1922): Alistair MacLean • Andy Linden (racing driver) • Duke Jordan • Harold Washington • Jack Klugman • Lawrence N. Guarino • Leo Tindemans • Margaret Scott (dancer) • Michael Ansara • Parren Mitchell • Richard Diebenkorn • Wolf V. Vishniac