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Jerry Goldsmith

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Jerry Goldsmith: Biography

  • Birth Name: Jerrald King Goldsmith
  • Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 02/10/1929, Aquarius
  • Date of Death: 07/21/2004
  • Profession: Composer; conductor
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Jerry Goldsmith Fast Facts:
  • Began to play piano at age 6.
  • Inspired to be a composer after hearing Miklós Rósza's score for Spellbound in 1945; later took a course in film composition from Rósza at the University of Southern California.
  • Was hired by CBS as a clerk typist in 1950, but eventually began composing music for radio and TV programs, including Dr. Kildare, The Twilight Zone and The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
  • Composed and recorded the score to Chinatown in just three weeks.
  • Wrote the scores for five Star Trek movies and the main title themes for two Star Trek series.
  • Jerry Goldsmith Relationships:
  • Tessa Goldsmith - Mother
  • Morris Goldsmith - Father
  • Sharon Hennigan - Ex-wife
  • Ellen Edson - Daughter
  • Carrie Goldsmith - Daughter
  • Jennifer Grossman - Daughter
  • Joel Goldsmith - Son
  • Carol Heather Goldsmith - Wife
  • Aaron Goldsmith - Son
  • Jerry Goldsmith Awards:
  • 1975 Golden Globe: Best Original Score - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1997 BAFTA Awards: The Anthony Asquith Award for Achievement in Film Music - Nominee
  • 1974 BAFTA Awards: The Anthony Asquith Award - Nominee
  • 1975 BAFTA Awards: The Anthony Asquith Award for Original Music for a Film - Nominee
  • 1979 BAFTA Awards: The Anthony Asquith Award - Nominee
  • 1978 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Score) - Nominee
  • 1992 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Score) - Nominee
  • 1973 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Nominee
  • 1974 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Nominee
  • 1975 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Score) - Nominee
  • 1968 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Score--for a motion picture [not a musical]) - Nominee
  • 1966 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Music Score) - Nominee
  • 1965 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Music Score--substantially original) - Nominee
  • 1962 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Music Score--substantially original) - Nominee
  • 1980 Golden Globe: Best Original Score - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1976 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Song) - Nominee
  • 1986 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Score) - Nominee
  • 1976 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Score) - Winner
  • 1970 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Score) - Nominee
  • 1973 Emmy: Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - Special Program - Winner
  • 1975 Emmy: Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition - Special Program - Winner
  • 1961 Emmy: Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Music for Television - Nominee
  • 1976 Emmy: Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Special - Winner
  • 1995 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Main Title Theme Music - Winner
  • 1966 Emmy: Individual Achievements in Music - Nominee
  • 1981 Emmy: Outstanding Achievement in Music Composition for a Limited Series or a Special (dramatic underscore) - Winner
  • 1979 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Score) - Nominee
  • 1998 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Musical or Comedy Score) - Nominee
  • 1982 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Score) - Nominee
  • 1997 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Dramatic Score) - Nominee
  • 1983 Oscar: Best Achievement in Music (Original Score) - Nominee
  • 1999 Golden Globe: Best Original Score - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1998 Golden Globe: Best Original Score - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1993 Golden Globe: Best Original Score - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1965 Golden Globe: Best Original Score - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1967 Golden Globe: Best Original Score - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1984 Golden Globe: Best Original Score - Motion Picture - Nominee
  • College:
  • Attended Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA
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