Jeff Alexander(1910-1989)
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Composer, author, conductor and arranger. He was educated at the Becker
Conservatory, and studied under Edmund Ross and Joseph Schillinger. For
his work on "The Seeing Eye", he was presented with the New York
International Film Fest Award. He joined ASCAP in 1952, and his chief
musical collaborators included Jack Brooks and Larry Orenstein. His
popular songs include "Soothe My Lonely Heart"; "The Wings of Eagles";
"Ballad for Beatnicks"; "Troubled Man"; and "Blues About Manhattan".
His classicel works include "Yellow & Brown" (for symphony orchestra);
"Divertimento for Viola, Piano"; and "Suite for Flute, Strings".
