Ernest Gold (born July 13, 1921, Vienna, Austria; died March 17 Santa Monica, California, 1999) was an Austrian-born Jewish-American Academy Award winning composer of the theme from the movie Exodus. Gold wrote nearly 100 film/television scores between 1945 and 1992, including the Hawaii Five-O theme. He also composed a 1968 Broadway musical "I'm Solomon". His classical works include a piano concerto, a string quartet, and a piano sonata. July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the city and federal state in Austria. ... March 17 is the 76th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (77th in Leap years). ... Santa Monica Pier Santa Monica is a coastal city located in western Los Angeles County, California, USA, by the Pacific Ocean, south of Pacific Palisades and Brentwood, west of Westwood, Los Angeles, and north of Venice. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A Jewish American (also commonly American Jew) is an American (a citizen of the United States) of Jewish descent or religion who maintains a connection to the Jewish community, either through actively practicing Judaism or through cultural and historical affiliation. ... Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Exodus Exodus is a 1960 film starring Paul Newman. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Listen to Hawaii Five-O theme ▶(?) Hawaii Five-O ran for twelve seasons on CBS television network. ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... In classical music, the word concerto (pl. ... The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ... This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... Sonata (From Latin and Italian sonare, to sound), in music, literally means a piece played as opposed to cantata (Latin cantare, to sing), a piece sung. ...

Gold was married to singer Marni Nixon and is the father of singer Andrew Gold ("Lonely Boy"). Marni Nixon (born 22 February 1930) is a singer whose renown for dubbing the singing voices of featured actresses in movies earned her the sobriquet The Ghostess with the Mostess. She was born Marni McEathron in Altadena, California and began singing at a young age in choruses. ... Andrew Gold is an American singer and songwriter. ...

Links

• Ernst Gold at the Internet Broadway Database