Franz Waxman
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Franz Waxman was a German-American composer renowned for his influential and Oscar-winning film scores during Hollywood's Golden Age.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franz Waxman canonical | 37 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-American
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composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ film composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
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Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
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| awardReceivedForWork |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Original Score for "A Place in the Sun"
Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Original Score for "Sunset Boulevard"
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| birthName | Franz Wachsmann ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-12-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-02-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Dresden Music Academy ⓘ |
| employer |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ Warner Bros. Entertainment ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| founded | Los Angeles Music Festival ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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film score ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| migratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| movement |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Golden Age of Hollywood
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| name | Franz Waxman self-link ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
composed influential film scores during Hollywood's Golden Age
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won consecutive Academy Awards for film scoring ⓘ |
| notableWork |
score for the film "A Place in the Sun"
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score for the film "Bride of Frankenstein" ⓘ score for the film "Peyton Place" ⓘ score for the film "Rebecca" ⓘ score for the film "Sunset Boulevard" ⓘ score for the film "The Philadelphia Story" ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ film score composer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Königshütte, Silesia, German Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| reasonForMigration | fleeing Nazi persecution in Germany ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| workedOn |
Hollywood
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surface form:
Hollywood film industry
|
| yearsActive | 1930s–1960s ⓘ |
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
My Cousin Rachel (1952 film)