Autographs of Elmer Bernstein

Elmer Bernstein (/ˈbɜːrnstiːn/ BURN-steen; April 4, 1922 – August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 original film scores, as well as scores for nearly 80 television productions. For his work, he received an Academy Award for Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) and a Primetime Emmy Award. He also received seven Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, and two Tony Award nominations.
He composed and arranged scores for over 100 film scores, including Sudden Fear (1952), The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), The Ten Commandments (1956), Sweet Smell of Success (1957), The Magnificent Seven (1960), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962), The World of Henry Orient (1964), The Great Escape (1963), Hud (1963), Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967), True Grit (1969), My Left Foot (1989), The Grifters (1990), Cape Fear (1991), Twilight (1998), and Far from Heaven (2002). He is known for his work on the comedic films Animal House (1978), Meatballs (1979), Airplane! (1980), The Blues Brothers (1980), Stripes (1981), Trading Places (1983), Ghostbusters (1984), Spies Like Us (1985), and Three Amigos (1986).
He also worked on frequent collaborations with directors Martin Scorsese, Robert Mulligan, John Landis, Ivan Reitman, John Sturges, Bill Duke, George Roy Hill, Richard Fleischer, John Frankenheimer, and Henry Hathaway.
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Traded items with a signature of Elmer Bernstein

The most expensive item with a signature of Elmer Bernstein (Tony Curtis and Elmer Bernstein autographed SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS vinyl album) was sold in October 2025 for £396.55 while the cheapest item (Elmer Bernstein with RPO Pops CD / SIGNED by Elmer Bernstein / Very rare) found a new owner for £0.99 in May 2023. The month with the most items sold (4) was November 2018 with an average selling price of £9.95 for an autographed item of Elmer Bernstein. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in October 2025 with £396.55 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was May 2023. In average, an autographed item from Elmer Bernstein is worth £44.49.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Elmer Bernstein were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture	Item Title	Price	Store
	Big Jake (1971) Complete Score CD / signed by Veteran Composer Elmer Bernstein	£207.89
	Big Jake Soundtrack Signed by Composer Elmer Bernstein	£125.61
	Big Jake Soundtrack Signed by Composer Elmer Bernstein	£89.83
	Big Jake Soundtrack Signed by Composer Elmer Bernstein	£88.80
	Elmer Bernstein Composer/Conductor Oscar Winner Signed White Card Autographed	£75.00
	Elmer Bernstein Hand Signed ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Sheet Music / Autograph	£43.98
	Elmer Bernstein Signed - Film Composer -The Magnificent Seven - The Great Escape	£55.72
	Elmer Bernstein Signed Magnificent Seven CD	£91.89
	Far From Heaven Soundtrack Personally Signed by Composer Elmer Bernstein	£89.83
	orig. 1958 Soundtrack Vinyl LP - God's Little Acre - SIGNED BY ELMER BERNSTEIN	£69.92
	SIGNED & Rare Elmer Bernstein Limited Marie Ward OST CD Autographed Composer	£75.00
	To Kill A Mockingbird / Elmer Bernstein-Royal Philharmonic (Signed by Bernstein)	£9.38
	Tony Curtis and Elmer Bernstein autographed SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS vinyl album	£396.55
	Trading Places Soundtrack - La La Land - Ltd Ed 2000 - Elmer Bernstein - Signed	£65.00
	YOUNG BESS- SIGNED BY MIKLOS ROSZA, CONDUCTED BY ELMER BERNSTEIN 1976 NM	£112.88