Biography
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William Axt (April 19, 1888 – February 13, 1959) was an American composer of nearly two hundred film scores.
Born in New York City, Axt graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in The Bronx and studied at the National Conservatory of Music of America. He served as an assistant conductor for the Hammerstein Grand Opera Company and was the musical director for the Capitol Theatre in Manhattan before joining the music department at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1919. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Chicago in 1922.
Filmography
all 152
Movies 152
Additional Music
Adam's Rib (1949)
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Untamed (1940)
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Miracles for Sale (1939)
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Tell No Tales (1939)
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The Kid From Texas (1939)
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Sergeant Madden (1939)
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Within the Law (1939)
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Heroes at Leisure (1939)
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Stand Up and Fight (1939)
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The Girl Downstairs (1938)
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Spring Madness (1938)
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Listen, Darling (1938)
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Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938)
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Fast Company (1938)
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Woman Against Woman (1938)
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Yellow Jack (1938)
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Everybody Sing (1938)
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Friend Indeed (1937)
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Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)
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Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
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Big City (1937)
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London by Night (1937)
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Between Two Women (1937)
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Parnell (1937)
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Espionage (1937)
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Under Cover of Night (1937)
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Mad Holiday (1936)
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All American Chump (1936)
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Libeled Lady (1936)
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Old Hutch (1936)
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Piccadilly Jim (1936)
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Suzy (1936)
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We Went to College (1936)
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The Three Wise Guys (1936)
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Old Shep (1936)
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The Unguarded Hour (1936)
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Petticoat Fever (1936)
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Three Godfathers (1936)
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Tough Guy (1936)
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Three Live Ghosts (1936)
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Last of the Pagans (1935)
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Whipsaw (1935)
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Rendezvous (1935)
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It's in the Air (1935)
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O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)
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Pursuit (1935)
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Woman Wanted (1935)
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The Murder Man (1935)
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Original Music Composer
Buried Loot (1935)
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Forsaking All Others (1934)
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A Wicked Woman (1934)
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Death on the Diamond (1934)
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Hide-Out (1934)
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Straight Is the Way (1934)
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Stamboul Quest (1934)
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Operator 13 (1934)
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The Thin Man (1934)
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5.31
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Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
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Men in White (1934)
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Lazy River (1934)
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Goofy Movies Number Two (1934)
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This Side of Heaven (1934)
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Dinner at Eight (1933)
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4
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Bombshell (1933)
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Menu (1933)
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Composer
Penthouse (1933)
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Midnight Mary (1933)
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6
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Reunion in Vienna (1933)
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Storm at Daybreak (1933)
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Original Music Composer
Fast Workers (1933)
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Original Music Composer
Today We Live (1933)
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Whistling in the Dark (1933)
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Original Music Composer
The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
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6
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Faithless (1932)
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Sea Spiders (1932)
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Letty Lynton (1932)
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The Wet Parade (1932)
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Polly of the Circus (1932)
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Romance (1930)
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6
Original Music Composer
Chasing Rainbows (1930)
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Untamed (1929)
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Original Music Composer
Speedway (1929)
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The Unholy Night (1929)
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The Single Standard (1929)
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Additional Music
Spite Marriage (1929)
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Tide of Empire (1929)
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Original Music Composer
West of Zanzibar (1928)
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10
Original Music Composer
Show People (1928)
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Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
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The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928)
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Camille (1927)
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The Garden of Allah (1927)
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The Fire Brigade (1926)
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Original Music Composer
Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
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Don Juan (1926)
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La Bohème (1926)
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4
Original Music Composer
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
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6
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The Big Parade (1925)
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1
Original Music Composer
Greed (1924)
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4.62
Original Music Composer
The Navigator (1924)
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2.67
Original Music Composer
Scaramouche (1923)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1888-04-19
Deathday1959-02-13 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, New York, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known As Dr. William Axt
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