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German film composer (1906-1967)

Person · Open Library

Works
3

Top works

  • Franz Waxman Collection
  • The Bride of Frankenstein 1935

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
DE
Active from
1906-12-24
Active to
1967-02-24

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32,512
Total plays
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Franz Waxman (December 24, 1906 – February 24, 1967) was a German American composer, known for his bravura Carmen Fantasie for violin and orchestra, based on musical themes from the Bizet opera Carmen, and for his musical scores for films like the "Bride of Frankenstein" from 1935. Waxman was born Franz Wachsmann in Königshütte (Chorzów) in the Prussian province of Silesia. He orchestrated Frederick Hollander's score for the 1930 film Blue Angel (1930) and wrote original scores for several Germ

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Franz
Gender
male
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Chorzów
Place of death
Los Angeles
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
film score
Instrument
piano
Official website
www.franzwaxman.com
Work location
Los Angeles
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date of birth
1906-12-24
date of death
1967-02-24
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
cancer
Commons category
Franz Waxman
name in native language
Franz Wachsmann
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Franz Waxman, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana