Composer
Franz Waxman
Born 24 December 1906 · Königshütte, Upper Silesia, Germany [now Chorzów, Slaskie, Poland] — died 24 February 1967
Franz Waxman was a German-born American composer who became one of Hollywood's leading film score writers from the 1930s to the 1960s. He scored horror, noir, drama and romance, and won consecutive Oscars for Sunset Boulevard and A Place in the Sun. He also founded the Los Angeles Music Festival in 1947.
Key films
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
His early Hollywood landmark, a celebrated gothic horror score that helped establish his reputation.
Rebecca (1940)
Brooding score for Hitchcock's gothic romance, one of several collaborations with the director.
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Dramatic noir score that won him the Academy Award for scoring a dramatic or comedy picture.
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Romantic, tragic score that earned him a second consecutive Oscar.
Rear Window (1954)On Cinespective
Hitchcock thriller whose score blends urban sounds and a songwriter's music into the story.
Key awards
- 1950 Academy Award for Best Original Score (Sunset Boulevard)
- 1951 Academy Award for Best Original Score (A Place in the Sun)
- 1951 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score (Sunset Boulevard)
On Cinespective
Full filmography · 138
- 1930BurglarsComposer
- 1930The Cabinet of Dr. Larifari · as PianoActor
- 1933The Only GirlComposer
- 1934Bad SeedComposer
- 1934LiliomComposer
- 1935Bride of FrankensteinComposer
- 1935Remember Last Night?Composer
- 19353 Kids and a QueenComposer
- 1935East of JavaComposer
- 1935Diamond JimComposer
- 1936FuryComposer
- 1936The Devil-DollComposer
- 1936The Invisible RayComposer
- 1936Love on the RunComposer
- 1936Love Before BreakfastComposer
- 1936Absolute QuietComposer
- 1936His Brother's WifeComposer
- 1936Trouble for TwoComposer
- 1936Postal InspectorComposer
- 1936Sutter's GoldComposer
- 1937A Day at the RacesComposer
- 1937Captains CourageousComposer
- 1937The Bride Wore RedComposer
- 1937Personal PropertyComposer
- 1937The Emperor's CandlesticksComposer
- 1938Test PilotComposer
- 1938Three ComradesComposer
- 1938The Young in HeartComposer
- 1938Too Hot to HandleComposer
- 1938The Shining HourComposer
- 1938Man-ProofComposer
- 1938Arsène Lupin ReturnsComposer
- 1938Dramatic SchoolComposer
- 1938Port of Seven SeasComposer
- 1939At the CircusComposer
- 1939On Borrowed TimeComposer
- 1939The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnComposer
- 1939The Ice Follies of 1939Composer
- 1940RebeccaComposer
- 1940The Philadelphia StoryComposer
- 1940Boom TownComposer
- 1940Strange CargoComposer
- 1940EscapeComposer
- 1940Sporting BloodComposer
- 1940FlorianComposer
- 1941SuspicionComposer
- 1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeComposer
- 1941Honky TonkComposer
- 1941The Feminine TouchComposer
- 1941Design for ScandalComposer
- 1941Unfinished BusinessComposer
- 1942Woman of the YearComposer
- 1942Tortilla FlatComposer
- 1942Reunion in FranceComposer
- 1942Journey for MargaretComposer
- 1942Her Cardboard LoverComposer
- 1942Seven SweetheartsComposer
- 1943Destination TokyoComposer
- 1943Air ForceComposer
- 1943Edge of DarknessComposer
- 1943Old AcquaintanceComposer
- 1944Mr. SkeffingtonComposer
- 1944In Our TimeComposer
- 1945To Have and Have NotComposer
- 1945Objective, Burma!Composer
- 1945Confidential AgentComposer
- 1945The Horn Blows at MidnightComposer
- 1945Pride of the MarinesComposer
- 1946Her Kind of ManComposer
- 1947Dark PassageComposer
- 1947The Paradine CaseComposer
- 1947PossessedComposer
- 1947The Two Mrs. CarrollsComposer
- 1947HumoresqueComposer
- 1947The UnsuspectedComposer
- 1947Cry WolfComposer
- 1947Nora PrentissComposer
- 1948Sorry, Wrong NumberComposer
- 1948WhiplashComposer
- 1948No Minor VicesComposer
- 1949Rope of SandComposer
- 1949Alias Nick BealComposer
- 1949Task ForceComposer
- 1949Night Unto NightComposer
- 1949Johnny HolidayComposer
- 1950Sunset BoulevardComposer
- 1950Night and the CityComposer
- 1950The FuriesComposer
- 1950Dark CityComposer
- 1951A Place in the SunComposer
- 1951He Ran All the WayComposer
- 1951Decision Before DawnComposer
- 1951Anne of the IndiesComposer
- 1951Only the ValiantComposer
- 1951Red MountainComposer
- 1951The Blue VeilComposer
- 1952My Cousin RachelComposer
- 1952Phone Call from a StrangerComposer
- 1952Botany BayComposer
- 1952Lure of the WildernessComposer
- 1953Stalag 17Composer
- 1953Come Back, Little ShebaComposer
- 1953Man on a TightropeComposer
- 1953I, the JuryComposer
- 1954Rear WindowComposer
- 1954Demetrius and the GladiatorsComposer
- 1954Prince ValiantComposer
- 1954Elephant WalkComposer
- 1954The Silver ChaliceComposer
- 1954This Is My LoveComposer
- 1955Mister RobertsComposer
- 1955The Indian FighterComposer
- 1955The Virgin QueenComposer
- 1955UntamedComposer
- 1956Crime in the StreetsComposer
- 1956Back from EternityComposer
- 1956Miracle in the RainComposer
- 1957The Spirit of St. LouisComposer
- 1957SayonaraComposer
- 1957Peyton PlaceComposer
- 1958Run Silent, Run DeepComposer
- 1958I Married a Monster from Outer SpaceComposer
- 1959The Nun's StoryComposer
- 1959Beloved InfidelComposer
- 1959CareerComposer
- 1959Count Your BlessingsComposer
- 1960CimarronComposer
- 1960The Story of RuthComposer
- 1960Sunrise at CampobelloComposer
- 1961Return to Peyton PlaceComposer
- 1961King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold RothsteinComposer
- 1962Taras BulbaComposer
- 1962My GeishaComposer
- 1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young ManComposer
- 1966Lost CommandComposer
- 1967The Longest Hundred MilesComposer
- 1968To Die in ParisComposer
- 2024Pioniere der Filmmusik - Europas Sound für Hollywood · as Self (archive footage)Actor
Filmography data from TMDB. The profile text is a draft written for Cinespective.