Born in Chorzów, Poland, Dec 24, 1906
Died in Los Angeles, Feb 24, 1967
- Franz Waxman is best remembered today for his contributions to film scores. He won two Academy Awards, one for Sunset Boulevard (1950) and one for A Place in the Sun.
- Other notable film scores include Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Rear Window (1954), among may others. Find the complete list on Waxman’s IMDB page.
- Bride of Frankenstein was Waxman’s first Hollywood film and kickstarted his career in the industry.
- As a champion of contemporary classical music, Waxman founded the Los Angeles International Music Festival in 1947. The festival premiered works by Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams, Shostakovich, Schoenberg, and more.1
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Sources
- “Biography,” Franz Waxman, accessed August 20, 2025, https://franzwaxman.com/about-waxman/.