Franz Waxman
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- December 24, 1906
- Died
- February 24, 1967 (aged 60)
- Birthplace
- Königshütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland]
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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.
Known For
Filmography
Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window'
Movie · Music
To Die in Paris
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Longest Hundred Miles
Movie · Original Music Composer
Lost Command
Movie · Original Music Composer
Taras Bulba
Movie · Original Music Composer
My Geisha
Movie · Conductor, Original Music Composer
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Movie · Original Music Composer
Return to Peyton Place
Movie · Original Music Composer
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Movie · Original Music Composer
Cimarron
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
The Story of Ruth
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sunrise at Campobello
Movie · Original Music Composer
Career
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Nun's Story
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Beloved Infidel
Movie · Original Music Composer
Count Your Blessings
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Twilight Zone
TV · Original Music Composer · 1 ep
Run Silent, Run Deep
Movie · Original Music Composer
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Movie · Original Music Composer
Peyton Place
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Spirit of St. Louis
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sayonara
Movie · Original Music Composer
Crime in the Streets
Movie · Original Music Composer
Miracle in the Rain
Movie · Original Music Composer
Back from Eternity
Movie · Original Music Composer
Mister Roberts
Movie · Original Music Composer, Conductor
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
Movie · Music
Untamed
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Indian Fighter
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Virgin Queen
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rear Window
Movie · Original Music Composer
Prince Valiant
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Silver Chalice
Movie · Original Music Composer
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Movie · Original Music Composer
This Is My Love
Movie · Original Music Composer
Elephant Walk
Movie · Original Music Composer
I, the Jury
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Lion Is in the Streets
Movie · Music
Come Back, Little Sheba
Movie · Original Music Composer
Stalag 17
Movie · Original Music Composer
Man on a Tightrope
Movie · Original Music Composer
Phone Call from a Stranger
Movie · Original Music Composer
Lure of the Wilderness
Movie · Original Music Composer
Botany Bay
Movie · Original Music Composer
My Cousin Rachel
Movie · Original Music Composer
Decision Before Dawn
Movie · Original Music Composer
Red Mountain
Movie · Original Music Composer
He Ran All the Way
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Place in the Sun
Movie · Original Music Composer
Anne of the Indies
Movie · Original Music Composer
Only the Valiant
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Blue Veil
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sunset Boulevard
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Furies
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dark City
Movie · Original Music Composer
Night and the City
Movie · Original Music Composer
Alias Nick Beal
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rope of Sand
Movie · Original Music Composer
Task Force
Movie · Original Music Composer
Night Unto Night
Movie · Original Music Composer
Johnny Holiday
Movie · Original Music Composer
Whiplash
Movie · Original Music Composer
No Minor Vices
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sorry, Wrong Number
Movie · Original Music Composer
Humoresque
Movie · Conductor, Original Music Composer
The Paradine Case
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Unsuspected
Movie · Original Music Composer
Cry Wolf
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dark Passage
Movie · Original Music Composer
Nora Prentiss
Movie · Original Music Composer
Possessed
Movie · Original Music Composer
Her Kind of Man
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Horn Blows at Midnight
Movie · Original Music Composer
To Have and Have Not
Movie · Original Music Composer
Confidential Agent
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Last Bomb
Movie · Music Score Producer
Pride of the Marines
Movie · Original Music Composer
Objective, Burma!
Movie · Original Music Composer
Hotel Berlin
Movie · Music
Mr. Skeffington
Movie · Original Music Composer
In Our Time
Movie · Original Music Composer
Air Force
Movie · Original Music Composer
Edge of Darkness
Movie · Original Music Composer
Old Acquaintance
Movie · Original Music Composer
Destination Tokyo
Movie · Original Music Composer
Woman of the Year
Movie · Original Music Composer
Tortilla Flat
Movie · Original Music Composer
Her Cardboard Lover
Movie · Original Music Composer
Seven Sweethearts
Movie · Original Music Composer
Reunion in France
Movie · Original Music Composer
Journey for Margaret
Movie · Original Music Composer
Suspicion
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Feminine Touch
Movie · Original Music Composer
Unfinished Business
Movie · Original Music Composer
Kathleen
Movie · Music
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Movie · Original Music Composer
Design for Scandal
Movie · Original Music Composer
Whistling in the Dark
Movie · Music
Honky Tonk
Movie · Original Music Composer
Rebecca
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Philadelphia Story
Movie · Original Music Composer
Boom Town
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sporting Blood
Movie · Original Music Composer
Escape
Movie · Original Music Composer
Florian
Movie · Original Music Composer
Strange Cargo
Movie · Original Music Composer
At the Circus
Movie · Music Director, Original Music Composer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Ice Follies of 1939
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director
On Borrowed Time
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Young in Heart
Movie · Original Music Composer
Too Hot to Handle
Movie · Original Music Composer
Arsène Lupin Returns
Movie · Original Music Composer
Man-Proof
Movie · Original Music Composer
Port of Seven Seas
Movie · Original Music Composer
Test Pilot
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Christmas Carol
Movie · Music
The Shining Hour
Movie · Original Music Composer
Love Is a Headache
Movie · Music
Three Comrades
Movie · Original Music Composer
Dramatic School
Movie · Original Music Composer
Personal Property
Movie · Original Music Composer
Night Key
Movie · Music
Captains Courageous
Movie · Original Music Composer, Songs
The Bride Wore Red
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Emperor's Candlesticks
Movie · Original Music Composer
A Day at the Races
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Devil-Doll
Movie · Original Music Composer
Fury
Movie · Original Music Composer
Sutter's Gold
Movie · Original Music Composer
Love on the Run
Movie · Original Music Composer
His Brother's Wife
Movie · Original Music Composer
Postal Inspector
Movie · Original Music Composer
Love Before Breakfast
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director
First Offence
Movie · Music
Absolute Quiet
Movie · Original Music Composer
Trouble for Two
Movie · Original Music Composer
Next Time We Love
Movie · Music Director
The Invisible Ray
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bride of Frankenstein
Movie · Original Music Composer
Remember Last Night?
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Great Impersonation
Movie · Music
East of Java
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director
3 Kids and a Queen
Movie · Original Music Composer, Music Director
Diamond Jim
Movie · Original Music Composer
Liliom
Movie · Original Music Composer
Bad Seed
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Only Girl
Movie · Original Music Composer
The Only Girl
Movie · Music Arranger
Paprika
Movie · Music
The Little One of Montparnasse
Movie · Music
In the act
Movie · Music
The Man in Search of His Murderer
Movie · Music Director
The Blue Angel
Movie · Orchestrator
The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari
Movie · Music
Burglars
Movie · Original Music Composer