About

Known credits:
170
Birthday:
1906-12-24
Place of birth:
Königshütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland]
Website:
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Franz Waxman

Overview

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

Acting
2024 Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1930 The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari Actor Piano 59
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Sound
2001 Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window' Sound Music 59
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1968 To Die in Paris Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1967 The Longest Hundred Miles Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1966 Lost Command Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1962 Taras Bulba Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1962 Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1962 My Geisha Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1962 My Geisha Sound Conductor 59
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1961 King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1961 Return to Peyton Place Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1960 Cimarron Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1960 Cimarron Sound Conductor 59
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1960 Sunrise at Campobello Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1960 The Story of Ruth Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1959 Beloved Infidel Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1959 Career Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1959 The Nun's Story Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
1959 The Nun's Story Sound Conductor 62
Fair
1959 Count Your Blessings Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1958 I Married a Monster from Outer Space Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1958 Run Silent, Run Deep Sound Original Music Composer 61
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1957 Sayonara Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1957 Peyton Place Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1957 The Spirit of St. Louis Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1956 Back from Eternity Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1956 Crime in the Streets Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1956 Miracle in the Rain Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1955 The Indian Fighter Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1955 The Virgin Queen Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1955 Mister Roberts Sound Conductor 61
Fair
1955 Mister Roberts Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1955 Untamed Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops Sound Music 59
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1954 The Silver Chalice Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1954 This Is My Love Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1954 Rear Window Sound Original Music Composer 81
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1954 Demetrius and the Gladiators Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1954 Elephant Walk Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1954 Prince Valiant Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1953 A Lion Is in the Streets Sound Music 58
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1953 I, the Jury Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1953 Stalag 17 Sound Original Music Composer 68
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1953 Man on a Tightrope Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1952 Botany Bay Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1952 My Cousin Rachel Sound Conductor 59
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1952 My Cousin Rachel Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1952 Come Back, Little Sheba Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1952 Lure of the Wilderness Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1952 Phone Call from a Stranger Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1951 Decision Before Dawn Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1951 Red Mountain Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1951 The Blue Veil Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1951 Anne of the Indies Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1951 He Ran All the Way Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1951 A Place in the Sun Sound Original Music Composer 65
Fair
1951 Only the Valiant Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1950 Dark City Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1950 The Furies Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1950 Sunset Boulevard Sound Original Music Composer 79
Good
1950 Night and the City Sound Original Music Composer 64
Fair
1949 Johnny Holiday Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1949 Task Force Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1949 Rope of Sand Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1949 Night Unto Night Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1949 Alias Nick Beal Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1948 Whiplash Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1948 No Minor Vices Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1948 Sorry, Wrong Number Sound Original Music Composer 61
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1947 The Paradine Case Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1947 The Unsuspected Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1947 Dark Passage Sound Original Music Composer 64
Fair
1947 Cry Wolf Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1947 Possessed Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1947 The Two Mrs. Carrolls Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1947 Nora Prentiss Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1947 Humoresque Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1947 Humoresque Sound Conductor 60
Fair
1946 Her Kind of Man Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1945 The Last Bomb Sound Music Score Producer 58
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1945 Confidential Agent Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1945 Pride of the Marines Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1945 Hotel Berlin Sound Music 59
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1945 Objective, Burma! Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1945 To Have and Have Not Sound Original Music Composer 67
Fair
1944 Mr. Skeffington Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1944 In Our Time Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1943 Destination Tokyo Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1943 Old Acquaintance Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1943 Edge of Darkness Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1943 Air Force Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1942 Reunion in France Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1942 Journey for Margaret Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1942 Seven Sweethearts Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1942 Her Cardboard Lover Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1942 Tortilla Flat Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1942 Woman of the Year Sound Original Music Composer 61
Fair
1941 Kathleen Sound Music 58
Average
1941 Design for Scandal Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1941 Suspicion Sound Original Music Composer 66
Fair
1941 The Feminine Touch Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1941 Unfinished Business Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1941 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1941 Whistling in the Dark Sound Music 58
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1940 The Philadelphia Story Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
1940 Escape Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1940 Boom Town Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1940 Sporting Blood Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1940 Florian Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1940 Rebecca Sound Orchestrator 74
Good
1940 Rebecca Sound Original Music Composer 74
Good
1940 Strange Cargo Sound Original Music Composer 59
Average
1939 At the Circus Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1939 At the Circus Sound Music Director 59
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1939 On Borrowed Time Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1939 The Ice Follies of 1939 Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1939 The Ice Follies of 1939 Sound Music Director 58
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1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1938 A Christmas Carol Sound Music 61
Fair
1938 Dramatic School Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1938 The Shining Hour Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1938 Too Hot to Handle Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1938 The Young in Heart Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1938 Port of Seven Seas Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1938 Three Comrades Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1938 Test Pilot Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1938 Arsène Lupin Returns Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1938 Love Is a Headache Sound Music 58
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1938 Man-Proof Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1937 The Bride Wore Red Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1937 The Emperor's Candlesticks Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1937 Captains Courageous Sound Songs 62
Fair
1937 Captains Courageous Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
1937 A Day at the Races Sound Original Music Composer 62
Fair
1937 Night Key Sound Music 59
Average
1937 Personal Property Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1936 Love on the Run Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1936 Postal Inspector Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1936 His Brother's Wife Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1936 The Devil-Doll Sound Original Music Composer 60
Fair
1936 Fury Sound Original Music Composer 63
Fair
1936 Trouble for Two Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1936 Absolute Quiet Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1936 Love Before Breakfast Sound Music Director 59
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1936 Love Before Breakfast Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1936 Sutter's Gold Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1936 First Offence Sound Music N/A
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1936 Next Time We Love Sound Music Director 59
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1936 The Invisible Ray Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1935 The Great Impersonation Sound Music N/A
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1935 East of Java Sound Music Director 59
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1935 East of Java Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1935 Remember Last Night? Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1935 3 Kids and a Queen Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1935 3 Kids and a Queen Sound Music Director 59
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1935 Bride of Frankenstein Sound Original Music Composer 69
Fair
1934 Bad Seed Sound Music 58
Average
1934 Liliom Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1933 The Only Girl Sound Music Arranger N/A
N/A
1933 The Only Girl Sound Original Music Composer 58
Average
1932 Paprika Sound Music 58
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1932 The Little One of Montparnasse Sound Music N/A
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1931 In the act Sound Music N/A
N/A
1931 The Man in Search of His Murderer Sound Music Director 59
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1930 Burglars Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1930 The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari Sound Music 59
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1930 The Blue Angel Sound Orchestrator 64
Fair

Crew
1945 The Brighton Strangler Crew Additional Music 59
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