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Ernest Gold

Ernest Gold, Austrian-American composer and conductor (died 1999)

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Born
July 13, 1921
Died
March 17, 1999
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1921

About Ernest Gold

Ernst Sigmund Goldner, known professionally as Ernest Gold, was an Austrian-born American composer. He is most noted for his work on Exodus, a 1960 film. Gold produced his first original film score in 1958 for Too Much, Too Soon. Later, Gold was musical director of the Santa Barbara Symphony Orchestra and founded the Los Angeles Senior Citizens Orchestra. His big break came in 1959, when he was asked to score On the Beach after Antheil became ill and recommended Gold for the job.

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Ernest Gold timeline

  1. Gold produced his first original film score in 1958 for Too Much, Too Soon.
  2. His big break came in 1959, when he was asked to score On the Beach after Antheil became ill and recommended Gold for the job.
  3. He is most noted for his work on Exodus, a 1960 film.

The world when Ernest Gold was born

Ernest Gold was born in 1921. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ernest Gold's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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