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
Producer 1
Additional Music

Adam's Rib (1949)
Movie
6.13
Composer

Untamed (1940)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Miracles for Sale (1939)
Movie
Composer

Tell No Tales (1939)
Movie
Composer

The Kid From Texas (1939)
Movie
Composer

Sergeant Madden (1939)
Movie
Composer

Within the Law (1939)
Movie
Composer

Heroes at Leisure (1939)
Movie
Composer

Stand Up and Fight (1939)
Movie
Composer

The Girl Downstairs (1938)
Movie
Music Score Producer

Spring Madness (1938)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Listen, Darling (1938)
Movie
Composer

Rich Man, Poor Girl (1938)
Movie
Composer

Fast Company (1938)
Movie
Composer

Woman Against Woman (1938)
Movie
Composer

Yellow Jack (1938)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Everybody Sing (1938)
Movie
Composer

Friend Indeed (1937)
Movie
Composer

Beg, Borrow or Steal (1937)
Movie
Music / Original Music Composer

Thoroughbreds Don't Cry (1937)
Movie
Composer

Big City (1937)
Movie
Composer

London by Night (1937)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Between Two Women (1937)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Parnell (1937)
Movie
Composer

Espionage (1937)
Movie
Composer

Under Cover of Night (1937)
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Composer

Mad Holiday (1936)
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Composer

All American Chump (1936)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Libeled Lady (1936)
Movie
6.33
Composer

Old Hutch (1936)
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Composer

Piccadilly Jim (1936)
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Composer

Suzy (1936)
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Composer

We Went to College (1936)
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Composer

The Three Wise Guys (1936)
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Music

Old Shep (1936)
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Composer

The Unguarded Hour (1936)
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Composer

Petticoat Fever (1936)
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Composer

Three Godfathers (1936)
Movie
Composer

Tough Guy (1936)
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Composer

Three Live Ghosts (1936)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Last of the Pagans (1935)
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Composer

Whipsaw (1935)
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Composer

Rendezvous (1935)
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Composer

It's in the Air (1935)
Movie
Composer

O'Shaughnessy's Boy (1935)
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Composer

Pursuit (1935)
Movie
Composer

Woman Wanted (1935)
Movie
Original Music Composer

The Murder Man (1935)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Buried Loot (1935)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Forsaking All Others (1934)
Movie
Composer

A Wicked Woman (1934)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Death on the Diamond (1934)
Movie
Composer

Hide-Out (1934)
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Composer

Straight Is the Way (1934)
Movie
Original Music Composer

The Girl from Missouri (1934)
Movie
4
Original Music Composer

Stamboul Quest (1934)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Operator 13 (1934)
Movie
Original Music Composer

The Thin Man (1934)
Movie
5.31
Original Music Composer

Manhattan Melodrama (1934)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Men in White (1934)
Movie
Composer

Lazy River (1934)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Goofy Movies Number Two (1934)
Movie
Composer

This Side of Heaven (1934)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Bombshell (1933)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Menu (1933)
Movie
Composer

Penthouse (1933)
Movie
Original Music Composer / Music

Midnight Mary (1933)
Movie
6
Composer

Reunion in Vienna (1933)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Storm at Daybreak (1933)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Gabriel Over the White House (1933)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Fast Workers (1933)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Today We Live (1933)
Movie
Original Music Composer

The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)
Movie
6
Original Music Composer

Faithless (1932)
Movie
Composer

Sea Spiders (1932)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Letty Lynton (1932)
Movie
Composer

The Wet Parade (1932)
Movie
Music

Romance (1930)
Movie
6
Original Music Composer

Chasing Rainbows (1930)
Movie
Music

Untamed (1929)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Speedway (1929)
Movie
Original Music Composer

The Unholy Night (1929)
Movie
Composer

The Single Standard (1929)
Movie
Additional Music

Spite Marriage (1929)
Movie
Composer

Tide of Empire (1929)
Movie
Original Music Composer

West of Zanzibar (1928)
Movie
10
Original Music Composer

Show People (1928)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Our Dancing Daughters (1928)
Movie
Original Music Composer

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (1928)
Movie
Composer

Camille (1927)
Movie
Composer

The Garden of Allah (1927)
Movie
Composer

The Fire Brigade (1926)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Bardelys the Magnificent (1926)
Movie
Original Music Composer

Don Juan (1926)
Movie
1
Original Music Composer

La Bohème (1926)
Movie
4
Original Music Composer

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
Movie
6
Composer

The Big Parade (1925)
Movie
1
Original Music Composer

Greed (1924)
Movie
4.62
Original Music Composer

The Navigator (1924)
Movie
2.67
Original Music Composer

Scaramouche (1923)
Movie
Information
Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1888-04-19
Deathday1959-02-13 (70 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known As Dr. William Axt
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