Franz Waxman
Known For: Sound
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: December 24, 1906
Day of Death: February 24, 1967 (60 years old)
Place of Birth: Königshütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland]
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Franz Waxman (né Wachsmann; 24 December 1906 – 24 February 1967) was a German and American composer of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music genre. His film scores include Bride of Frankenstein, Rebecca, Sunset Boulevard, A Place in the Sun, Stalag 17, Rear Window, Peyton Place, The Nun's Story, and Taras Bulba. He received twelve Academy Award nominations, and won two Oscars in consecutive years (for Sunset Boulevard and A Place in the Sun). He also received a Golden Globe Award for the former film. Bernard Herrmann said that the score for Taras Bulba was "the score of a lifetime." He also composed concert works, including the oratorio Joshua (1959), and The Song of Terezin (1965), a work for orchestra, chorus, and children's chorus based upon poetry written by children in the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II. Waxman also founded the Los Angeles Music Festival in 1947 with which he conducted a number of West Coast premieres by fellow film composers, and concert composers alike.
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The Paradine Case
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Humoresque
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The Two Mrs. Carrolls
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The Unsuspected
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Cry Wolf
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Dark Passage
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Nora Prentiss
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Humoresque
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The Horn Blows at Midnight
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To Have and Have Not
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The Last Bomb
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The Brighton Strangler
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Hotel Berlin
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Pride of the Marines
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Objective, Burma!
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The Young in Heart
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Arsène Lupin Returns
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Man-Proof
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Test Pilot
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A Christmas Carol
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The Shining Hour
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Love Is a Headache
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Three Comrades
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Dramatic School
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Too Hot to Handle
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The Devil-Doll
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Fury
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Sutter's Gold
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Love on the Run
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His Brother's Wife
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Love Before Breakfast
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Absolute Quiet
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Love Before Breakfast
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Trouble for Two
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Next Time We Love
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The Invisible Ray
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