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Dec 2, 2008 · Franz Waxman is one of a number of film composers whose inventive work helped define the Golden Age in Hollywood. A new PBS documentary “Cinema’s Exiles: From Hitler to Hollywood” takes an ...
Franz Waxman (né Wachsmann; December 24, 1906 – February 24, 1967) was a German-born composer and conductor 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.
American composer Franz Waxman was born in Upper Silesia, Germany, on December 24, 1906. After pursuing a career in banking for two years, he completed his musical studies in Dresden and Berlin. In 1929 he was hired in Germany by a film studio to arrange and conduct Frederick Holländer's score for The Blue Angel.
