Ernest Gold

Ernest Gold July 13 1921 – March 17 1999 Born Ernst Gold Was An American Award-Winning Composer. Born In Vienna Austria Gold Wrote Nearly 100 Film And Television Scores Between 1945 And 1992. Among His Most Notable Contributions Include The Title Songs For It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad World And On The Beach. 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 Twice First To Marni Nixon From 1950–1969 Which Produced Singer/son Andrew Gold "Lonely Boy" And From 1975–1999 To Jan Keller Gold. Gold Died On March 17 1999 In Santa Monica California At The Age Of 77 From Complications From A Stroke. read less