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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.
Filmography
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Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood (2024)
'Rear Window' Ethics: Remembering and Restoring a Hitchcock Classic (2001)
Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window' (2001)
To Die in Paris (1968)
The Longest Hundred Miles (1967)
Lost Command (1966)
Taras Bulba (1962)
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
My Geisha (1962)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein (1961)
Return to Peyton Place (1961)
Cimarron (1960)
Sunrise at Campobello (1960)
The Story of Ruth (1960)
Beloved Infidel (1959)
Career (1959)
The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Nun's Story (1959)
Count Your Blessings (1959)
I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
Run Silent, Run Deep (1958)
Sayonara (1957)
Peyton Place (1957)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Back from Eternity (1956)
Crime in the Streets (1956)
Miracle in the Rain (1956)
The Indian Fighter (1955)
The Virgin Queen (1955)
Mister Roberts (1955)
Untamed (1955)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955)
The Silver Chalice (1954)
This Is My Love (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954)
Elephant Walk (1954)
Prince Valiant (1954)
A Lion Is in the Streets (1953)
I, the Jury (1953)
Stalag 17 (1953)
Man on a Tightrope (1953)
Botany Bay (1952)
My Cousin Rachel (1952)
Come Back, Little Sheba (1952)
Lure of the Wilderness (1952)
Phone Call from a Stranger (1952)
Decision Before Dawn (1951)
Red Mountain (1951)
The Blue Veil (1951)
Anne of the Indies (1951)
He Ran All the Way (1951)
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Only the Valiant (1951)
Dark City (1950)
The Furies (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Night and the City (1950)
Johnny Holiday (1949)
Task Force (1949)
Rope of Sand (1949)
Night Unto Night (1949)
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
Whiplash (1948)
No Minor Vices (1948)
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
The Paradine Case (1947)
That Hagen Girl (1947)
The Unsuspected (1947)
Dark Passage (1947)
Cry Wolf (1947)
Possessed (1947)
The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947)
Nora Prentiss (1947)
Humoresque (1947)
Her Kind of Man (1946)
The Last Bomb (1945)
Confidential Agent (1945)
Pride of the Marines (1945)
The Brighton Strangler (1945)
The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945)
Hotel Berlin (1945)
Objective, Burma! (1945)
To Have and Have Not (1945)
The Very Thought of You (1944)
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
In Our Time (1944)
Destination Tokyo (1943)
Old Acquaintance (1943)
Edge of Darkness (1943)
Air Force (1943)
Reunion in France (1942)
Journey for Margaret (1942)
Seven Sweethearts (1942)
Her Cardboard Lover (1942)
Tortilla Flat (1942)
Woman of the Year (1942)
Kathleen (1941)
Design for Scandal (1941)
Suspicion (1941)
The Feminine Touch (1941)
Unfinished Business (1941)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Whistling in the Dark (1941)
Flight Command (1940)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
Escape (1940)
Boom Town (1940)
Sporting Blood (1940)
Florian (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
Strange Cargo (1940)
At the Circus (1939)
On Borrowed Time (1939)
The Ice Follies of 1939 (1939)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939)
A Christmas Carol (1938)
Dramatic School (1938)
The Shining Hour (1938)
Too Hot to Handle (1938)
The Young in Heart (1938)
Port of Seven Seas (1938)
Three Comrades (1938)
Test Pilot (1938)
Arsène Lupin Returns (1938)
Love Is a Headache (1938)
Man-Proof (1938)
The Bride Wore Red (1937)
The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
Captains Courageous (1937)
A Day at the Races (1937)
Night Key (1937)
Personal Property (1937)
Love on the Run (1936)
His Brother's Wife (1936)
The Devil-Doll (1936)
Fury (1936)
Trouble for Two (1936)
Absolute Quiet (1936)
Love Before Breakfast (1936)
Sutter's Gold (1936)
Next Time We Love (1936)
The Invisible Ray (1936)
The Great Impersonation (1935)
East of Java (1935)
Remember Last Night? (1935)
3 Kids and a Queen (1935)
The Affair of Susan (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bad Seed (1934)
Liliom (1934)
Paprika (1933)
Gruß und Kuß - Veronika (1933)
The Only Girl (1933)
The Only Girl (1933)
Paprika (1932)
The child's first right (1932)
Montparnasse Girl (1932)
The Little One of Montparnasse (1932)
The Song of Life (1931)
In the act (1931)
The Man in Search of His Murderer (1931)
Burglars (1930)
The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari (1930)
The Blue Angel (1930)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1906-12-24
Deathday1967-02-24 (60 years old)
Birth PlaceChorzów, Poland
CitizenshipsGermany
Also Known AsFranz Wachsmann, F. Wachsmann, F. Waxman
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score, Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
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