Known For
Sound
Born
May 10, 1888
Died
Dec 28, 1971
Place of Birth
Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
Credits
312 titles
Max Steiner
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Steiner composed over 300 film scores with RKO and Warner Brothers, and was nominated for 24 Academy Awards, winning three: The Informer (1935), Now, Voyager (1942), and Since You Went Away (1944). Besides his Oscar-winning scores, some of Steiner's popular works include King Kong (1933), Little Women (1933), Jezebel (1938), Casablanca (1942), The Searchers (1956), A Summer Place (1959), and the film score for which he is possibly best known, Gone with the Wind (1939). He was also the first recipient of the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, which he won for his score to Life with Father. Steiner was a frequent collaborator with some of the most famous film directors in history, including Michael Curtiz, John Ford, Howard Hawks, William Dieterle, William Wyler, Raoul Walsh, John Huston, Irving Pichel, King Vidor, and Frank Capra.
Known For
Filmography
Max Steiner: Maestro of Movie Music
Self (archive footage)
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Music
The Howie Rubin Story
Songs
A Strange Love Affair
Music
Casta Diva
Music
The Letter
Music
Hollywood's Musical Moods
Self
Two on a Guillotine
Original Music Composer
Those Calloways
Original Music Composer
Youngblood Hawke
Original Music Composer
A Distant Trumpet
Original Music Composer
Spencer's Mountain
Original Music Composer
FBI Code 98
Original Music Composer
Rome Adventure
Original Music Composer
A Majority of One
Original Music Composer
Susan Slade
Original Music Composer
Parrish
Original Music Composer
Portrait of a Mobster
Original Music Composer
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Original Music Composer
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs
Original Music Composer
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond
Additional Music
Cash McCall
Original Music Composer
Ice Palace
Original Music Composer
A Summer Place
Original Music Composer
Adventures in Paradise
Music Coordinator
The FBI Story
Original Music Composer
John Paul Jones
Original Music Composer
The Hanging Tree
Original Music Composer
Marjorie Morningstar
Original Music Composer
Fort Dobbs
Original Music Composer
Darby's Rangers
Original Music Composer
Escapade in Japan
Original Music Composer
All Mine to Give
Original Music Composer
Band of Angels
Original Music Composer
The Giant Claw
Music
China Gate
Original Music Composer
Death of a Scoundrel
Original Music Composer
Bandido!
Original Music Composer
The Searchers
Original Music Composer
Come Next Spring
Original Music Composer
Helen of Troy
Original Music Composer
Hell on Frisco Bay
Original Music Composer
Illegal
Original Music Composer
The McConnell Story
Original Music Composer
The Last Command
Original Music Composer
Battle Cry
Original Music Composer
The Violent Men
Original Music Composer
King Richard and the Crusaders
Original Music Composer
The Caine Mutiny
Original Music Composer
The Boy from Oklahoma
Original Music Composer