Franz Waxman
Franz Waxman · Arts & Literature
Film composer of Sunset Boulevard and A Place in the Sun
1906, Königshütte, Germany (now Chorzów, Poland) — 1967, Los Angeles, California, United States
Germany · United States
Franz Waxman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Film composer of Sunset Boulevard and A Place in the Sun
Franz Waxman was a German-born American film composer who scored more than 140 Hollywood films, winning back-to-back Academy Awards for 'Sunset Boulevard' and 'A Place in the Sun.' Having fled Nazi Germany, he also founded the Los Angeles Music Festival. He is Jewish.
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Film composer of Sunset Boulevard and A Place in the Sun
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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