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Franz Waxman
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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.
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Rear Window
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Sunset Boulevard
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Rebecca
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Bride of Frankenstein
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To Have and Have Not
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Suspicion
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The Philadelphia Story
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Lost Command
1966
The Story of Ruth
1960
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
1958
Peyton Place
1957
The Indian Fighter
1955
The Silver Chalice
1954
Rear Window
1954
Stalag 17
1953
Botany Bay
1952
He Ran All the Way
1951
A Place in the Sun
1951
Sunset Boulevard
1950
To Have and Have Not
1945
Suspicion
1941
The Philadelphia Story
1940
Rebecca
1940
Captains Courageous
1937
A Day at the Races
1937
Bride of Frankenstein
1935