Franz Waxman

Franz Waxman

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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 the Sun). He also received a Golden Globe Award for the former film. Bernard Herrmann said that…

Filmography

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Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window' ★ 7.4 Screenwriter John Michael Hayes on 'Rear Window' 2001 To Die in Paris ★ 7.0 To Die in Paris 1968 The Longest Hundred Miles ★ 6.6 The Longest Hundred Miles 1967 Lost Command ★ 6.2 Lost Command 1966 Taras Bulba ★ 6.3 Taras Bulba 1962 Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man ★ 5.5 Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man 1962 My Geisha ★ 6.8 My Geisha 1962 King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein ★ 6.4 King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein 1961 Return to Peyton Place ★ 6.6 Return to Peyton Place 1961 Cimarron ★ 6.1 Cimarron 1960 Sunrise at Campobello ★ 6.0 Sunrise at Campobello 1960 The Story of Ruth ★ 7.4 The Story of Ruth 1960 Beloved Infidel ★ 6.0 Beloved Infidel 1959 Career ★ 6.7 Career 1959 The Twilight Zone ★ 8.5 The Twilight Zone 1959 The Nun's Story ★ 7.2 The Nun's Story 1959 Count Your Blessings ★ 4.8 Count Your Blessings 1959 I Married a Monster from Outer Space ★ 6.1 I Married a Monster from Outer Space 1958 Run Silent, Run Deep ★ 6.9 Run Silent, Run Deep 1958 Sayonara ★ 6.7 Sayonara 1957 Peyton Place ★ 6.8 Peyton Place 1957 The Spirit of St. Louis ★ 6.7 The Spirit of St. Louis 1957 Back from Eternity ★ 6.7 Back from Eternity 1956 Crime in the Streets ★ 6.2 Crime in the Streets 1956 Miracle in the Rain ★ 6.9 Miracle in the Rain 1956 The Indian Fighter ★ 6.4 The Indian Fighter 1955 The Virgin Queen ★ 7.0 The Virgin Queen 1955 Mister Roberts ★ 7.1 Mister Roberts 1955 Untamed ★ 6.0 Untamed 1955 Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops ★ 6.2 Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops 1955 The Silver Chalice ★ 4.5 The Silver Chalice 1954 This Is My Love ★ 8.8 This Is My Love 1954 Rear Window ★ 8.3 Rear Window 1954 Demetrius and the Gladiators ★ 6.6 Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 Elephant Walk ★ 5.9 Elephant Walk 1954 Prince Valiant ★ 6.1 Prince Valiant 1954 A Lion Is in the Streets ★ 5.4 A Lion Is in the Streets 1953 I, the Jury ★ 5.9 I, the Jury 1953 Stalag 17 ★ 7.7 Stalag 17 1953 Man on a Tightrope ★ 6.6 Man on a Tightrope 1953 Come Back, Little Sheba ★ 7.3 Come Back, Little Sheba 1953 Botany Bay ★ 6.6 Botany Bay 1952 My Cousin Rachel ★ 6.7 My Cousin Rachel 1952 Lure of the Wilderness ★ 6.0 Lure of the Wilderness 1952 Phone Call from a Stranger ★ 6.4 Phone Call from a Stranger 1952 Decision Before Dawn ★ 6.8 Decision Before Dawn 1951 The Blue Veil ★ 6.8 The Blue Veil 1951 Anne of the Indies ★ 6.4 Anne of the Indies 1951 Red Mountain ★ 6.7 Red Mountain 1951 He Ran All the Way ★ 7.2 He Ran All the Way 1951 A Place in the Sun ★ 7.3 A Place in the Sun 1951 Only the Valiant ★ 6.5 Only the Valiant 1951 Dark City ★ 6.5 Dark City 1950 Sunset Boulevard ★ 8.3 Sunset Boulevard 1950 The Furies ★ 7.2 The Furies 1950 Night and the City ★ 7.5 Night and the City 1950 Johnny Holiday ★ 7.5 Johnny Holiday 1949 Task Force ★ 7.0 Task Force 1949 Rope of Sand ★ 5.8 Rope of Sand 1949 Night Unto Night ★ 5.4 Night Unto Night 1949 Alias Nick Beal ★ 6.8 Alias Nick Beal 1949 Whiplash ★ 5.0 Whiplash 1948 No Minor Vices ★ 7.1 No Minor Vices 1948 Sorry, Wrong Number ★ 6.8 Sorry, Wrong Number 1948 The Paradine Case ★ 6.3 The Paradine Case 1947 The Unsuspected ★ 6.7 The Unsuspected 1947 Dark Passage ★ 7.3 Dark Passage 1947 Cry Wolf ★ 6.1 Cry Wolf 1947 Possessed ★ 6.9 Possessed 1947 The Two Mrs. Carrolls ★ 6.5 The Two Mrs. Carrolls 1947 Nora Prentiss ★ 6.2 Nora Prentiss 1947 Humoresque ★ 7.0 Humoresque 1947 Her Kind of Man ★ 6.3 Her Kind of Man 1946 The Last Bomb ★ 6.2 The Last Bomb 1945 Confidential Agent ★ 5.5 Confidential Agent 1945 Pride of the Marines ★ 6.8 Pride of the Marines 1945 The Brighton Strangler ★ 6.2 The Brighton Strangler 1945 The Horn Blows at Midnight ★ 5.8 The Horn Blows at Midnight 1945 Hotel Berlin ★ 6.1 Hotel Berlin 1945 Objective, Burma! ★ 6.8 Objective, Burma! 1945