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Bernhard Kaun (5 April 1899 – 3 January 1980) was an American composer and orchestrator. [1] He is known for the Frankenstein (1931) theme.
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Bernhard Theodor Kaun (b. April 5, 1899, in Milwaukee; d. January 3, 1980, in Baden-Baden, Germany) was a film orchestrator, composer, and conductor. He was the fifth child of the German-American composer, conductor, and music teacher Hugo Wilhelm Ludwig Kaun (1862-1932). Hugo Kaun and his bride Clara Friedrich had immigrated to the US in 1887, but...
Unknown. The items may have been placed in the library in connection with the American Composers’ Concerts, since two of the items, the Romantic Symphony and the Sinfonia Concertante, were performed on its concerts.
Special Collections holds collections of materials relating to twentieth-century composers, particularly those connected with Eastman School or American music.
Bernhard Kaun was an American film score composer and orchestrator, primarily active from the early 1930s to the late 1950s. He is primarily remembered by horror fans for composing the score of the gothic horror film "Frankenstein" (1931).
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- April 5, 1899
- Bernhard Kaun
- January 3, 1980
Kaun, Bernhard Theodor Ludwig (b Milwaukee, 5 April 1899; d Baden-Baden, 3 Jan 1980). German composer of American birth, son of Hugo Kaun. Largely self-taught as a composer, he was tutored by his father, and studied the violin and piano while attending Gymnasium in Berlin.
Bernhard Kaun was an American film score composer and orchestrator, primarily active from the early 1930s to the late 1950s. He is primarily remembered by horror fans for composing the score of the gothic horror film "Frankenstein" (1931).
Man of Two Worlds is a 1934 American Pre-Code drama film directed by J. Walter Ruben and starring Francis Lederer, Elissa Landi and Henry Stephenson. A British explorer in the Arctic hires an Eskimo guide for his expedition. He is extremely skilled at his job, but he has little knowledge of Western civilization.
The White Cockatoo is a 1935 American mystery film directed by Alan Crosland and starring Jean Muir, Ricardo Cortez and Ruth Donnelly. [1] . It was based on the 1933 novel of the same name by Mignon G. Eberhart. [2] . A print is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. [3]
