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Bert Berns(1929-1967)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Bert Berns was born on 8 November 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a composer, known for '71 (2014), 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) and X-Men: First Class (2011). He was married to Ilene Holub. He died on 31 December 1967 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornNovember 8, 1929
DiedDecember 31, 1967(38)
BornNovember 8, 1929
DiedDecember 31, 1967(38)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Jack O'Connell in '71 (2014)
'71
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2014
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
10 Cloverfield Lane
7.2
  • Soundtrack(as Bert Russell)
  • 2016
Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-Men: First Class (2011)
X-Men: First Class
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2011
Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, and Elizabeth Debicki in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2015)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 2015

Credits

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Music Department

  • Året der gik
    TV Special
    • music
    • 2020
  • Bert Berns in Bang! The Bert Berns Story (2016)
    Bang! The Bert Berns Story
    7.9
    • stock music
    • 2016
  • Melanie C: I Want Candy (2007)
    Melanie C: I Want Candy
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 2007
  • Lili Taylor and Guy Pearce in A Slipping-Down Life (1999)
    A Slipping-Down Life
    6.1
    • composer: song "Tell Him" (as Bert Russell)
    • 1999
  • Waiting to Exhale (1995)
    Waiting to Exhale
    6.1
    • choir (as Bert Russell)
    • 1995
  • Crazy Love (1987)
    Crazy Love
    6.6
    • song (as Bert Russell)
    • 1987
  • Rough Cutt: Piece of My Heart
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 1985
  • Linda Ronstadt: Lies/Tell Him
    Music Video
    • Music Department
    • 1982
  • Despedida de casada (1968)
    Despedida de casada
    6.3
    • composer: song "Hang-on-Sloopy" (as Bert Russell)
    • 1968

Composer

  • Aaron Carter: I Want Candy
    8.2
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 2000
  • Rodney Dangerfield in Rodney Dangerfield: Twist and Shout (1986)
    Rodney Dangerfield: Twist and Shout
    6.3
    Music Video
    • Composer
    • 1986
  • Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and The Beatles in The Beatles: Twist and Shout - The Ed Sullivan Show (1964)
    The Beatles: Twist and Shout - The Ed Sullivan Show
    7.2
    Music Video
    • Composer (as Bert Russell)
    • 1964

Soundtrack

  • Boy George, Kelly Rowland, Seal, and Delta Goodrem in The Voice (2012)
    The Voice
    5.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love"
    • writer: "Piece Of My Heart"
    • writer: "Piece of My Heart" (uncredited)
    • 2013–2026
  • Kristin Chenoweth, Taran Killam, and Jenn Lyon in Stumble (2025)
    Stumble
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Want Candy" (uncredited)
    • 2025
  • Jackie Breyer in The Weather Channel (1982)
    The Weather Channel
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Want Candy"
    • 2025
  • Kathy Bates, Jason Ritter, Leah Lewis, David Del Rio, and Skye P. Marshall in Matlock (2024)
    Matlock
    7.5
    TV Series
    • writer: "Piece of My Heart", "Piece Of My Heart"
    • 2025
  • AM HQ Weekend (2015)
    AM HQ Weekend
    2.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "Hang on Sloopy"
    • writer: "I Wany Candy"
    • 2025
  • What's the Deal with Gavin Phillips? (2024)
    What's the Deal with Gavin Phillips?
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Cry to Me"
    • 2025
  • CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979)
    CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "I Want Candy"
    • writer: "Hang on Sloopy"
    • 2025
  • America's Morning Headquarters (2000)
    America's Morning Headquarters
    2.3
    TV Series
    • writer: "My Girl Sloopy" (as Hang on Sloopy)
    • writer: "Hang On Sloopy"
    • writer: "Hang on Sloopy" ...
    • 2021–2025
  • The Beatles in Beatles '64 (2024)
    Beatles '64
    7.2
    • writer: "Twist And Shout"
    • 2024
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Twist and Shout"
    • writer: "Hang On Sloopy" (uncredited)
    • 1986–2024
  • Gemma Arterton in Funny Woman (2022)
    Funny Woman
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "Piece of My Heart"
    • 2024
  • Samuel L. Jackson in Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (2024)
    Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Cry to Me"
    • 2024
  • Matt Damon and Casey Affleck in The Instigators (2024)
    The Instigators
    6.2
    • writer: "Twenty Five Miles"
    • 2024
  • Samantha Morton in The Serpent Queen (2022)
    The Serpent Queen
    7.7
    TV Series
    • writer: "Cry Baby"
    • 2024
  • Yaremchuk: Nezrivniannyi svit krasy (2024)
    Yaremchuk: Nezrivniannyi svit krasy
    8.6
    • lyrics: "Twist & Shout"
    • music: "Twist & Shout"
    • 2024

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Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative name
    • Bert Russell
  • Born
    • November 8, 1929
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 31, 1967
    • New York City, New York, USA(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Ilene Holub1964 - December 31, 1967 (his death, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Songwriter: Wrote "Brown Eyed Girl", a hit for Van Morrison.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Founded, with Ahmet Ertegun, Nesuhi Ertegün and Jerry Wexler, Bang Records (1965-82), which signed such artists as The McCoys, The Strangeloves and Neil Diamond.
  • Nicknames
    • Russell Bird
    • Bert Russell

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