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Known credits:
302
Birthday:
1888-05-10
Place of birth:
Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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Max Steiner

Overview

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Maximilian Raoul "Max" Steiner (May 10, 1888 – December 28, 1971) was an Austrian-born American composer of music for theatre and films. He was a child prodigy who conducted his first operetta when he was twelve and became a full-time professional, either composing, arranging or conducting, when he was fifteen.

Steiner composed over 300 film scores with RKO and Warner Brothers, and was nominated for 24 Academy Awards, winning three: The Informer (1935), Now, Voyager (1942), and Since You Went Away (1944). Besides his Oscar-winning scores, some of Steiner's popular works include King Kong (1933), Little Women (1933), Jezebel (1938), Casablanca (1942), The Searchers (1956), A Summer Place (1959), and the film score for which he is possibly best known, Gone with the Wind (1939).

He was also the first recipient of the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, which he won for his score to Life with Father. Steiner was a frequent collaborator with some of the most famous film directors in history, including Michael Curtiz, John Ford, Howard Hawks, William Dieterle, William Wyler, Raoul Walsh, John Huston, Irving Pichel, King Vidor, and Frank Capra.

Known for

Acting
2019 Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1976 Hollywood's Musical Moods Actor Self N/A
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1982 The Letter Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1965 Those Calloways Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1965 Two on a Guillotine Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1964 Youngblood Hawke Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1964 A Distant Trumpet Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1963 Spencer's Mountain Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1963 FBI Code 98 Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1962 Rome Adventure Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1961 A Majority of One Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1961 Susan Slade Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1961 Parrish Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1961 Portrait of a Mobster Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1961 The Sins of Rachel Cade Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1960 The Dark at the Top of the Stairs Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1960 Cash McCall Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1960 Ice Palace Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1959 A Summer Place Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1959 The FBI Story Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1959 John Paul Jones Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1959 The Hanging Tree Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1958 Marjorie Morningstar Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1958 Fort Dobbs Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1958 Darby's Rangers Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1957 Escapade in Japan Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1957 All Mine to Give Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1957 Band of Angels Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1957 The Giant Claw Sound Music 57
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1957 China Gate Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1956 Death of a Scoundrel Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1956 Bandit! Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1956 The Searchers Sound Original Music Composer 72
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1956 Come Next Spring Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1956 Helen of Troy Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1955 Hell on Frisco Bay Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1955 Illegal Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1955 The McConnell Story Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1955 The Last Command Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1955 Battle Cry Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1955 The Violent Men Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1954 King Richard and the Crusaders Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1954 The Caine Mutiny Sound Original Music Composer 64
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1954 The Boy from Oklahoma Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1953 So Big Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1953 So This Is Love Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1953 The Charge at Feather River Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1953 The Desert Song Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1953 Trouble Along the Way Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1953 By the Light of the Silvery Moon Sound Music 59
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1953 The Jazz Singer Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1952 The Iron Mistress Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1952 Springfield Rifle Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1952 This Is Cinerama Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1952 The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1952 The Lion and the Horse Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1952 Mara Maru Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1952 Room for One More Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1951 Distant Drums Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1951 Close to My Heart Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1951 Jim Thorpe – All-American Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1951 Force of Arms Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1951 On Moonlight Bay Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1951 I Was a Communist for the FBI Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1951 Lightning Strikes Twice Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1951 Raton Pass Sound Music 58
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1951 Sugarfoot Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1951 Operation Pacific Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1950 Dallas Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1950 Rocky Mountain Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1950 The Breaking Point Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1950 The Glass Menagerie Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1950 The Flame and the Arrow Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1950 Caged Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1950 Young Man with a Horn Sound Music 59
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1949 Mrs. Mike Sound Music 58
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1949 Mrs. Mike Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1949 The Lady Takes a Sailor Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1949 Without Honor Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1949 Beyond the Forest Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1949 White Heat Sound Original Music Composer 67
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1949 The Fountainhead Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1949 Flamingo Road Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1949 A Kiss in the Dark Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1949 South of St. Louis Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1948 Adventures of Don Juan Sound Music 59
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1948 The Decision of Christopher Blake Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1948 Fighter Squadron Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1948 Johnny Belinda Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1948 Key Largo Sound Original Music Composer 67
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1948 Silver River Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1948 The Woman in White Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1948 Winter Meeting Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1948 April Showers Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1948 My Girl Tisa Sound Music N/A
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1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Sound Original Music Composer 73
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1947 The Voice of the Turtle Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1947 My Wild Irish Rose Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1947 Life with Father Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1947 Deep Valley Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1947 The Unfaithful Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1947 Cheyenne Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1947 Love and Learn Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1947 Pursued Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1947 The Beast with Five Fingers Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1946 The Man I Love Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1946 Cloak and Dagger Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1946 The Big Sleep Sound Original Music Composer 70
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1946 One More Tomorrow Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1946 A Stolen Life Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1946 Tomorrow Is Forever Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1946 My Reputation Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1945 San Antonio Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1945 Saratoga Trunk Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1945 Mildred Pierce Sound Original Music Composer 66
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1945 Rhapsody in Blue Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1945 The Corn Is Green Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1945 Roughly Speaking Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1944 The Conspirators Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1944 Arsenic and Old Lace Sound Original Music Composer 69
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1944 The Adventures of Mark Twain Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1944 Since You Went Away Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1944 Passage to Marseille Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1944 Up in Arms Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1943 Northern Pursuit Sound Music 59
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1943 Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1943 Watch on the Rhine Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1943 Mission to Moscow Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1943 Casablanca Sound Original Music Composer 79
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1942 Now, Voyager Sound Original Music Composer 62
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1942 Desperate Journey Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1942 Busses Roar Sound Music 59
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1942 The Gay Sisters Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1942 In This Our Life Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1942 Murder in the Big House Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1942 Captains of the Clouds Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1941 They Died with Their Boots On Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1941 One Foot in Heaven Sound Music 59
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1941 Sergeant York Sound Original Music Composer 62
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1941 Nine Lives Are Not Enough Sound Music Score Producer 59
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1941 The Bride Came C.O.D. Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1941 Shining Victory Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1941 The Great Lie Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1941 Dive Bomber Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1940 Santa Fe Trail Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1940 The Letter Sound Original Music Composer 63
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1940 A Dispatch from Reuters Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1940 City for Conquest Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1940 All This, and Heaven Too Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1940 Murder in the Air Sound Music 58
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1940 It All Came True Sound Music 59
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1940 Virginia City Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1940 Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1939 Four Wives Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1939 The Mad Empress Sound Music 58
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1939 Intermezzo: A Love Story Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1939 Dust Be My Destiny Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1939 Each Dawn I Die Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1939 The Old Maid Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1939 Daughters Courageous Sound Music 58
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1939 Confessions of a Nazi Spy Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1939 Dark Victory Sound Original Music Composer 61
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1939 Dodge City Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1939 Gone with the Wind Sound Original Music Composer 76
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1939 The Oklahoma Kid Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1939 They Made Me a Criminal Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1938 The Dawn Patrol Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1938 Angels with Dirty Faces Sound Original Music Composer 65
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1938 The Sisters Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1938 Four Daughters Sound Music 59
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1938 The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1938 Crime School Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1938 Jezebel Sound Original Music Composer 61
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1938 Condemned Women Sound Music 59
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1938 Gold Is Where You Find It Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1938 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer Sound Music 59
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1937 Tovarich Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1937 First Lady Sound Music 59
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1937 Submarine D-1 Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1937 The Life of Emile Zola Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1937 That Certain Woman Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1937 Slim Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1937 Kid Galahad Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1937 A Star Is Born Sound Original Music Composer 62
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1937 The Soldier and the Lady Sound Music 59
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1937 Green Light Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1937 God's Country and the Woman Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1937 God's Country and the Woman Sound Music 58
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1936 The Charge of the Light Brigade Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1936 The Garden of Allah Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1936 The Ex-Mrs. Bradford Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1936 Little Lord Fauntleroy Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1936 Follow the Fleet Sound Music Director 60
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1936 Chatterbox Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1935 I Dream Too Much Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1935 The Three Musketeers Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1935 Top Hat Sound Music Director 64
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1935 Alice Adams Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1935 She Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1935 Break of Hearts Sound Music Director 59
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1935 The Informer Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1935 Star of Midnight Sound Music Director 59
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1935 Roberta Sound Music Director 59
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1934 The Little Minister Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1934 Anne of Green Gables Sound Music Director 58
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1934 Wednesday's Child Sound Music Director 58
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1934 The Gay Divorcee Sound Music Director 60
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1934 The Age of Innocence Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1934 The Fountain Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1934 Their Big Moment Sound Music Director 58
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1934 Bachelor Bait Sound Music Director 59
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1934 Of Human Bondage Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1934 Of Human Bondage Sound Conductor 59
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1934 Murder on the Blackboard Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1934 The Life of Vergie Winters Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1934 Stingaree Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1934 Where Sinners Meet Sound Music Director 58
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1934 Finishing School Sound Music Director 59
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1934 This Man Is Mine Sound Music Director 58
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1934 The Crime Doctor Sound Music 58
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1934 Spitfire Sound Music Director 58
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1934 The Lost Patrol Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1934 Two Alone Sound Music Director 59
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1933 The Son of Kong Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1933 Flying Down to Rio Sound Music Director 59
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1933 Little Women Sound Original Music Composer 60
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1933 The Right To Romance Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1933 After Tonight Sound Music Director 59
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1933 Chance at Heaven Sound Music Director 58
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1933 Blind Adventure Sound Music Director 59
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1933 Morning Glory Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1933 Before Dawn Sound Music Director 59
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1933 Headline Shooter Sound Music Director 59
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1933 Bed of Roses Sound Music Director 59
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1933 Melody Cruise Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1933 Cross Fire Sound Sound N/A
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1933 The Silver Cord Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1933 Diplomaniacs Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1933 Sweepings Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1933 King Kong Sound Original Music Composer 71
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1933 Scarlet River Sound Music Director 58
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1933 Christopher Strong Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1933 Lucky Devils Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1933 The Cheyenne Kid Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1933 The Past of Mary Holmes Sound Music Director N/A
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1933 The Monkey's Paw Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1932 The Animal Kingdom Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1932 The Half-Naked Truth Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1932 Penguin Pool Murder Sound Music Director 58
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1932 The Conquerors Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1932 The Phantom of Crestwood Sound Music Director 59
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1932 A Bill of Divorcement Sound Music Director 59
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1932 A Bill of Divorcement Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1932 Thirteen Women Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1932 The Most Dangerous Game Sound Original Music Composer 62
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1932 Bird of Paradise Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1932 Roar of the Dragon Sound Music Director 59
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1932 What Price Hollywood? Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1932 Is My Face Red? Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1932 Westward Passage Sound Music Director 59
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1932 State's Attorney Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1932 Symphony of Six Million Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1932 The Lost Squadron Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1932 Lady with a Past Sound Music Director 59
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1932 Girl of the Rio Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1931 Peach-o-Reno Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1931 Consolation Marriage Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1931 Secret Service Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1931 Way Back Home Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1931 Are These Our Children? Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1931 Fanny Foley Herself Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1931 Friends and Lovers Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1931 The Gay Diplomat Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1931 The Gay Diplomat Sound Music Director 58
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1931 The Runaround Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1931 High Stakes Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1931 The Public Defender Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1931 Transgression Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1931 Young Donovan's Kid Sound Music N/A
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1931 Everything’s Rosie Sound Music Director 58
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1931 Cracked Nuts Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1931 Bachelor Apartment Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1931 Kept Husbands Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1931 Cimarron Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1931 Beau Ideal Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1931 The Royal Bed Sound Music Director 58
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1930 Dixiana Sound Original Music Composer 58
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1929 The Delightful Rogue Sound Original Music Composer N/A
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1929 Rio Rita Sound Orchestrator 59
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1929 Side Street Sound Original Music Composer 59
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1929 The Bondman Sound Music N/A
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1916 The Bondman Sound Music N/A
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Crew
1952 This Woman Is Dangerous Crew Additional Music 58
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1951 Come Fill the Cup Crew Additional Music 59
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1951 Storm Warning Crew Additional Music 59
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1950 The Damned Don't Cry Crew Additional Music 60
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1950 Backfire Crew Additional Music 59
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1947 Dark Passage Crew Additional Music 64
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1942 Spy Ship Crew Additional Music 59
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1942 I Was Framed Crew Additional Music 58
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1940 An Angel from Texas Crew Additional Music 58
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1937 Breakfast for Two Crew Additional Music 58
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