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Franz Waxman
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- Franz Waxman Collection
- The Bride of Frankenstein 1935
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Königshütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland]
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…
Known for
- Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood — Self (archive footage)2024
- The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari — Piano1930
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Franz Waxman (December 24, 1906 – February 24, 1967) was a German American composer, known for his bravura Carmen Fantasie for violin and orchestra, based on musical themes from the Bizet opera Carmen, and for his musical scores for films like the "Bride of Frankenstein" from 1935. Waxman was born Franz Wachsmann in Königshütte (Chorzów) in the Prussian province of Silesia. He orchestrated Frederick Hollander's score for the 1930 film Blue Angel (1930) and wrote original scores for several Germ
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Franz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Chorzów
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- film score composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- film score
- Instrument
- piano
- Official website
- www.franzwaxman.com
- Work location
- Los Angeles
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- date of birth
- 1906-12-24
- date of death
- 1967-02-24
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- place of burial
- Hollywood Forever Cemetery
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- Commons category
- Franz Waxman
- P8168
- Sium sisarum
- related category
- Category:Films scored by Franz Waxman
- name in native language
- Franz Wachsmann
- archives at
- Syracuse University
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Franz Waxman, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
