Leo F. Forbstein
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Leo F. Forbstein was an American film music director and conductor best known for his work during Hollywood’s early sound era, particularly at Warner Bros.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leo F. Forbstein canonical | 4 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American person
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film music director ⓘ human ⓘ orchestra conductor ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early sound era of Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hollywood studio system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Academy Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer |
Vitaphone
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Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Forbstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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orchestral conducting ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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film score ⓘ |
| givenName | Leo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Leo F. Forbstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped establish Warner Bros. as a leader in film music during the early sound era
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pioneered music direction in early sound films ⓘ |
| notableWork |
film scores for early sound films at Warner Bros.
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music direction for "Anthony Adverse" ⓘ music direction for "The Charge of the Light Brigade" ⓘ music direction for "The Life of Emile Zola" ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ film music director ⓘ |
| positionHeld | head of music department at Warner Bros. ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Burbank, California
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Hollywood ⓘ |
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