Franz Waxman
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Franz Waxman (né Wachsmann; 24 December 1906 – 24 February 1967) was a German and American composer of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music genre. His film scores include Bride of Frankenstein, Rebecca, Sunset Boulevard, A Place in the Sun, Stalag 17, Rear Window, Peyton Place, The Nun's Story, and Taras Bulba. He received twelve Academy Award nominations, and won two Oscars in consecutive years (for Sunset Boulevard and A Place in…
Known For
Rear Window
Original Music Composer
Sunset Boulevard
Original Music Composer
Rebecca
Orchestrator
The Twilight Zone
Original Music Composer
Bride of Frankenstein
Original Music Composer
The Philadelphia Story
Original Music Composer
Stalag 17
Original Music Composer
Suspicion
Original Music Composer
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Filmography
Acting (2)
Crew (170)
Movies (169)
Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window'
2001Music
To Die in Paris
1968Original Music Composer
The Longest Hundred Miles
1967Original Music Composer
Lost Command
1966Original Music Composer
My Geisha
1962Conductor
My Geisha
1962Original Music Composer
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962Original Music Composer
Taras Bulba
1962Original Music Composer
Return to Peyton Place
1961Original Music Composer
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961Original Music Composer
The Story of Ruth
1960Original Music Composer
Cimarron
1960Conductor
Cimarron
1960Original Music Composer
Sunrise at Campobello
1960Original Music Composer
The Nun's Story
1959Conductor
The Nun's Story
1959Original Music Composer
Beloved Infidel
1959Original Music Composer
Count Your Blessings
1959Original Music Composer
Career
1959Original Music Composer
Run Silent, Run Deep
1958Original Music Composer
I Married a Monster from Outer Space
1958Original Music Composer
Sayonara
1957Original Music Composer
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957Original Music Composer
Peyton Place
1957Original Music Composer
Miracle in the Rain
1956Original Music Composer
Back from Eternity
1956Original Music Composer
Crime in the Streets
1956Original Music Composer
Mister Roberts
1955Conductor
Mister Roberts
1955Original Music Composer
The Indian Fighter
1955Original Music Composer
Untamed
1955Original Music Composer
Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops
1955Music
The Virgin Queen
1955Original Music Composer
Rear Window
1954Original Music Composer
The Silver Chalice
1954Original Music Composer
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954Original Music Composer
Elephant Walk
1954Original Music Composer
Prince Valiant
1954Original Music Composer
This Is My Love
1954Original Music Composer
I, the Jury
1953Original Music Composer
Come Back, Little Sheba
1953Original Music Composer
Stalag 17
1953Original Music Composer
Man on a Tightrope
1953Original Music Composer
A Lion Is in the Streets
1953Music
Phone Call from a Stranger
1952Original Music Composer
My Cousin Rachel
1952Conductor
My Cousin Rachel
1952Original Music Composer
Botany Bay
1952Original Music Composer
Lure of the Wilderness
1952Original Music Composer
Only the Valiant
1951Original Music Composer
Decision Before Dawn
1951Original Music Composer
A Place in the Sun
1951Original Music Composer
Red Mountain
1951Original Music Composer
Anne of the Indies
1951Original Music Composer
The Blue Veil
1951Original Music Composer
He Ran All the Way
1951Original Music Composer
Sunset Boulevard
1950Original Music Composer
Night and the City
1950Original Music Composer
Dark City
1950Original Music Composer
The Furies
1950Original Music Composer
Task Force
1949Original Music Composer
Johnny Holiday
1949Original Music Composer
Alias Nick Beal
1949Original Music Composer
Rope of Sand
1949Original Music Composer
Night Unto Night
1949Original Music Composer
Sorry, Wrong Number
1948Original Music Composer
Whiplash
1948Original Music Composer
No Minor Vices
1948Original Music Composer
The Paradine Case
1947Original Music Composer
Cry Wolf
1947Original Music Composer
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947Original Music Composer
Nora Prentiss
1947Original Music Composer
The Unsuspected
1947Original Music Composer
Possessed
1947Original Music Composer
Humoresque
1947Conductor
Humoresque
1947Original Music Composer
Dark Passage
1947Original Music Composer
Her Kind of Man
1946Original Music Composer
The Last Bomb
1945Music Score Producer
The Brighton Strangler
1945Additional Music
To Have and Have Not
1945Original Music Composer
Confidential Agent
1945Original Music Composer
Hotel Berlin
1945Music
Objective, Burma!
1945Original Music Composer
The Horn Blows at Midnight
1945Original Music Composer
Pride of the Marines
1945Original Music Composer
Mr. Skeffington
1944Original Music Composer
In Our Time
1944Original Music Composer
Edge of Darkness
1943Original Music Composer
Destination Tokyo
1943Original Music Composer
Air Force
1943Original Music Composer
Old Acquaintance
1943Original Music Composer
Reunion in France
1942Original Music Composer
Journey for Margaret
1942Original Music Composer
Seven Sweethearts
1942Original Music Composer
Tortilla Flat
1942Original Music Composer
Her Cardboard Lover
1942Original Music Composer
Woman of the Year
1942Original Music Composer
Whistling in the Dark
1941Music
Design for Scandal
1941Original Music Composer
Suspicion
1941Original Music Composer
Kathleen
1941Music
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1941Original Music Composer
Unfinished Business
1941Original Music Composer
Honky Tonk
1941Original Music Composer
The Feminine Touch
1941Original Music Composer
Rebecca
1940Orchestrator
Rebecca
1940Original Music Composer
The Philadelphia Story
1940Original Music Composer
Florian
1940Original Music Composer
Escape
1940Original Music Composer
Sporting Blood
1940Original Music Composer
Boom Town
1940Original Music Composer
Strange Cargo
1940Original Music Composer
On Borrowed Time
1939Original Music Composer
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
1939Original Music Composer
At the Circus
1939Music Director
At the Circus
1939Original Music Composer
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939Music Director
The Ice Follies of 1939
1939Original Music Composer
Arsène Lupin Returns
1938Original Music Composer
The Young in Heart
1938Original Music Composer
Love Is a Headache
1938Music
A Christmas Carol
1938Music
Test Pilot
1938Original Music Composer
Man-Proof
1938Original Music Composer
Dramatic School
1938Original Music Composer
Too Hot to Handle
1938Original Music Composer
Three Comrades
1938Original Music Composer
The Shining Hour
1938Original Music Composer
Port of Seven Seas
1938Original Music Composer
A Day at the Races
1937Original Music Composer
Captains Courageous
1937Original Music Composer
Captains Courageous
1937Songs
The Emperor's Candlesticks
1937Original Music Composer
Personal Property
1937Original Music Composer
Night Key
1937Music
The Bride Wore Red
1937Original Music Composer
The Devil-Doll
1936Original Music Composer
Fury
1936Original Music Composer
Trouble for Two
1936Original Music Composer
Love on the Run
1936Original Music Composer
His Brother's Wife
1936Original Music Composer
First Offence
1936Music
Love Before Breakfast
1936Music Director
Love Before Breakfast
1936Original Music Composer
Sutter's Gold
1936Original Music Composer
Postal Inspector
1936Original Music Composer
The Invisible Ray
1936Original Music Composer
Next Time We Love
1936Music Director
Absolute Quiet
1936Original Music Composer
Bride of Frankenstein
1935Original Music Composer
The Great Impersonation
1935Music
Remember Last Night?
1935Original Music Composer
East of Java
1935Music Director
East of Java
1935Original Music Composer
3 Kids and a Queen
1935Music Director
3 Kids and a Queen
1935Original Music Composer
Liliom
1934Original Music Composer
Bad Seed
1934Original Music Composer
The Only Girl
1933Music Arranger
The Only Girl
1933Original Music Composer
Paprika
1932Music
The Little One of Montparnasse
1932Music
In the act
1931Music
The Man in Search of His Murderer
1931Music Director
The Blue Angel
1930Orchestrator
Burglars
1930Original Music Composer
The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari
1930Music
Television (1)
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