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Max Steiner was born on 10 May 1888, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, as the only child in a wealthy business and theatrical family of Jewish heritage. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was named after his paternal grandfather, Maximilian Steiner (1839–1880), who was credited with first persuading Johann Strauss II to write for the theater, and was the influential manager of Vienna's historic Theater an der ...
Max Steiner(1888-1971) Music Department. Composer. Actor. IMDbProStarmeterSee rank. Austrian composer Max Steiner achieved legendary status as the creator of hundreds of classic American film scores. He was born Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner in Vienna, Austria, the son of Marie Mizzi (Hasiba) and Gabor Steiner, an impresario, and the grandson ...
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Max Steiner filmography. Maximilian Raoul "Max" Steiner (May 10, 1888 – December 28, 1971) was an Austrian -born American composer of music for theatre and films. He was a child prodigy who conducted his first operetta when he was twelve and became a full-time professional, either composing, arranging or conducting, when he was fifteen.
YearFilmDirectorRole1929Film score1930Lynn ShoresFilm score1930Film score1930Film scoreMax Steiner (born May 10, 1888, Vienna, Austria—died Dec. 28, 1971, Hollywood, Calif., U.S.) was an Austrian-born U.S. composer and conductor. A prodigy, he wrote an operetta at age 14 that ran in Vienna for a year. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1914 and worked in New York City as a theatre conductor and arranger, and then he moved to ...
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May 30, 2008 · Some of the best film scores from austrian composer and "father" of film scores, Maximilian Steiner. Buy the CD's of Max Steiner!
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Jun 4, 2020 · Almost three decades later, he’s published his second biography, “Music by Max Steiner: The Epic Life of Hollywood’s Most Influential Composer.”. Smith, a scoring historian and Emmy ...
Nov 14, 2020 · Max Steiner: The Father of Film Music. November 14, 2020. —. Noël de Souza. Max Steiner, composed the 1933 score for King Kong and was one of the true pioneers of the genre known as movie music. Steiner was awarded the very first Oscar ever given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his score for Life with Father. normal ...
