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When I decided to go to a country that subsidized music, I went to the Soviet Union for two years.

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Alex North
Age: 80 †
Born: 1910
Born: December 10
Died: 1991
Died: September 8
Composer
Film Score Composer
Jazz Musician
Chester
Pennsylvania
Isadore Soifer
00022558597 IPI
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The United States and Turkey are the only two countries that don't have some kind of subsidy for the Arts. The whole culture in society has made certain films more acceptable. I turned down so many films in the '60s and '70s.
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Being an old radical, I like films like Spartacus. I could relate to the hero.
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I prefer to write music for family films. I like people.
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