Franz Waxman
Personal Info
Know For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-12-24 (61 years old)
Deathday
1967-02-24
Place of Birth
Königshütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland]
Also known As
Franz Wachsmann
F. Wachsmann
F. Waxman
Franz Waxman
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 lifetim...
Acting
1930
as Piano
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Production
1940
as Original Music Composer
1935
as Original Music Composer
1947
as Conductor
1940
as Original Music Composer
1954
as Original Music Composer
1950
as Original Music Composer
1951
as Original Music Composer
1941
as Original Music Composer
1947
as Original Music Composer
1949
as Original Music Composer
1947
as Original Music Composer
1947
as Original Music Composer
1950
as Original Music Composer
1947
as Original Music Composer
1930
as Orchestrator
1936
as Original Music Composer
1956
as Original Music Composer
1950
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Original Music Composer
1936
as Original Music Composer
1953
as Original Music Composer
1957
as Original Music Composer
1944
as Original Music Composer
1938
as Original Music Composer
1947
as Original Music Composer
1949
as Original Music Composer
1945
as Original Music Composer
1934
as Original Music Composer
1960
as Original Music Composer
1955
as Original Music Composer
1943
as Original Music Composer
1946
as Original Music Composer
1954
as Original Music Composer
1957
as Original Music Composer
1941
as Original Music Composer
1948
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Conductor
1935
as Original Music Composer
1952
as Original Music Composer
1939
as Music Director
1967
as Original Music Composer
1941
as Original Music Composer
1951
as Original Music Composer
1959
as Original Music Composer
1943
as Original Music Composer
1938
as Original Music Composer
1948
as Original Music Composer
1936
as Original Music Composer
1937
as Original Music Composer
1942
as Original Music Composer
1949
as Original Music Composer
1943
as Original Music Composer
1953
as Music
1948
as Original Music Composer
1959
as Original Music Composer
1953
as Original Music Composer
1937
as Music
1940
as Orchestrator
1941
as Music
1932
as Music
1955
1937
as Original Music Composer
1942
as Original Music Composer
1937
as Original Music Composer
1938
as Original Music Composer
1930
as Music
1938
as Original Music Composer
1947
as Original Music Composer
1937
as Songs
1951
as Original Music Composer
1960
as Original Music Composer
1955
as Original Music Composer
1950
as Original Music Composer
1952
as Original Music Composer
1947
as Original Music Composer
1940
as Original Music Composer
1938
as Original Music Composer
1945
as Original Music Composer
1938
as Original Music Composer
1936
as Original Music Composer
1933
as Original Music Composer
1936
as Original Music Composer
1941
as Original Music Composer
1937
as Original Music Composer
1945
as Original Music Composer
1943
as Original Music Composer
1956
as Original Music Composer
1940
as Original Music Composer
1953
as Original Music Composer
1933
as Music Arranger
1960
as Original Music Composer
1940
as Original Music Composer
1951
as Original Music Composer
1940
as Original Music Composer
1966
as Original Music Composer
1961
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Original Music Composer
1959
as Original Music Composer
1962
as Original Music Composer
1961
as Original Music Composer
1959
as Original Music Composer
1958
as Original Music Composer
1957
as Original Music Composer
1955
as Original Music Composer
1956
as Original Music Composer
1954
as Original Music Composer
1954
as Original Music Composer
1954
as Original Music Composer
1955
as Original Music Composer
1954
as Original Music Composer
1951
as Original Music Composer
1945
as Music Score Producer
1960
as Conductor
1942
as Original Music Composer
1940
as Original Music Composer
1931
as Music
1936
as Original Music Composer
1952
as Original Music Composer
1952
as Conductor
1952
as Original Music Composer
1949
as Original Music Composer
1936
as Original Music Composer
1941
as Original Music Composer
1942
as Original Music Composer
1939
as Original Music Composer
1930
as Original Music Composer
1938
as Music
1949
as Original Music Composer
1951
as Original Music Composer
1947
as Original Music Composer
1945
as Original Music Composer
1939
as Original Music Composer
1942
as Original Music Composer
1937
as Original Music Composer
1945
as Original Music Composer
1959
as Conductor
1938
as Original Music Composer
1939
as Original Music Composer
1936
as Music
1938
as Music
1936
as Original Music Composer
1938
as Original Music Composer
1939
as Original Music Composer
1942
as Original Music Composer
1953
as Original Music Composer
1936
as Music Director
1938
as Original Music Composer
1935
as Music
1935
as Original Music Composer
1935
as Music Director
1935
as Original Music Composer
1935
as Music Director
1944
as Original Music Composer
2001
1955
as Conductor
1941
as Music
1968
as Original Music Composer
1936
as Original Music Composer
1939
as Music Director
1958
as Original Music Composer
1932
as Music
1945
as Additional Music
1951
as Original Music Composer
1934
as Music
1931
as Music Director
1936
as Music Director
1945
as Music
1936
as Original Music Composer
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