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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.
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BIOGRAPHY. Franz Waxman led a variety of musical lives as composer, conductor and impresario. He was born in Konigshutte, Upper Silesia, Germany, on December 24, 1906, and was the youngest of six children. No one in the family was musical except Franz, who started piano lessons at the age of seven. His father was an industrialist, and not ...
Home. Biography, history of the Los Angeles Music Festival, external links, and bibliography >. Composer, conductor, and impresario, Franz Waxman was best known for his prolific. career as a composer for the motion picture industry spanning 150 scores through the 1930-60’s. (At home in 1949 with his piano and collection of the complete works ...
Franz Waxman. Music Department: Sunset Blvd.. Franz Waxman (Wachsmann) pursued his dream of a career in music despite his family's misgivings. He worked for several years as a bank teller and paid for piano, harmony and composition lessons with his salary.
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Remembering Film Music Legend Franz Waxman. Earlier this year, the International Film Music Critics Association bestowed its Best Film Music Compilation Album award on Captains Courageous: The Franz Waxman Collection. Released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Waxman’s passing, the set was a long overdue monument to the composer of ...
Dec 2, 2008 · If you ask Franz Waxman’s son, John Waxman, to discuss his own life’s work–a library of music for motion pictures, one of the largest in the world– he immediately starts reminiscing about ...