Franz Wachsmann
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Franz Wachsmann, better known as Franz Waxman, was a German-American composer renowned for his influential film scores during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Franz Wachsmann canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
German-American person
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composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ film composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Franz Waxman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Original Score
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Golden Globe Award ⓘ |
| birthName | Franz Wachsmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| composedFor |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
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Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Germany
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-12-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1967-02-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Dresden Music Academy
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Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| fieldOfWork |
film music
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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film score ⓘ |
| influenced | development of symphonic film scoring in Hollywood ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| movement | Hollywood Golden Age of cinema ⓘ |
| notableAwardWork |
"A Place in the Sun" score won Academy Award for Best Original Score
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"Sunset Boulevard" score won Academy Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Carmen Fantasy for violin and orchestra
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score for the film "A Place in the Sun" ⓘ 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 Nun's Story" ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ film score composer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Königshütte, Silesia, German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| workedIn | Hollywood ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1930s–1960s ⓘ |
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