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Franz Waxman Jump to Academy Awards, USA (12) Golden Globes, USA (2) Grammy Awards (1) Laurel Awards (2) International Film Music Critics Award (IFMCA) (4) Online Film & Television Association (1) 5 wins & 17 nominations
- December 24, 1906
- February 24, 1967
Cinematography (Color) - Franz Planer Directing - Fred Zinnemann Film Editing - Walter Thompson Music (Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture) - Franz Waxman Best Motion Picture - Henry Blanke, Producer
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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 ...
Waxman moved on to Paramount through the first half of the 1950s and garnered his two Oscars in back--to-back wins for Sunset Blvd. (1950) and A Place in the Sun (1951) . This recognition finally underscored what was at the heart of all of Waxman's music: seriously focused attention on relaying a film's story through the content of the music.
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Music Department, Composer, Actor
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Waxman won the Academy Award in 1950 for Billy Wilder’s “Sunset Boulevard” and in 1951 for George Stevens’ “A Place in the Sun.” For over half a century, he was the only composer to have won the award for Best Score in two successive years. It was during the ‘50s and ‘60s that he composed some of his most important and varied scores.
