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Arts & Literature

Franz Waxman

Who

Franz Waxman · Arts & Literature

What

Film composer of Sunset Boulevard and A Place in the Sun

When

1906, Königshütte, Germany (now Chorzów, Poland) — 1967, Los Angeles, California, United States

Where

Germany · United States

Biography

Franz Waxman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Film composer of Sunset Boulevard and A Place in the Sun

How & why

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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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

Contributions & Sources

Film composer of Sunset Boulevard and A Place in the Sun

1906

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music