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Franz Waxman ( December 24, 1906 - February 24, 1967), born Franz Wachsmann, was a German- American composer of music for films. In the early 1930s he wrote scores for several German films, but had arrived in America by 1935 after working briefly in France. He received 12 Academy Award nominations, winning in consecutive years for Sunset Boulevard and A Place in the Sun.His notable scores include:
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
- Fury (1936)
- Captains Courageous (1937)
- A Christmas Carol (1938)
- Rebecca (1940)
- The Philadelphia StoryThe Philadelphia Story is a 1940 romantic screwball comedy starring Jimmy Stewart, Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Based on the play of the same name by Philip Barry, the film is about a bride-to-be whose plans are complicated by the simultaneous arriva (1940)
- SuspicionSuspicion ( 1941) is a film noir directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Cary Grant and Joan Fontaine as a married couple. It also stars Cedric Hardwicke, Nigel Bruce, Dame May Whitty, Isabel Jeans and Heather Angel. It is based on Englishman Francis Iles's (1941)
- Sunset Boulevard (1950)
- A Place in the Sun (1951)
- Mister RobertsMister Roberts is a 1955 film which tells the story of a naval lieutenant during World War II who stands up for his crew against the petty tyranny of the ship's commander. It stars Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmon, Betsy Palmer, Ward (1955)
- Peyton PlacePeyton Place is a 1956 novel by Grace Metalious. Peyton Place is a 1957 film, adapted from the novel. Peyton Place is a nighttime soap opera which ran on ABC from 1964 to 1969, also adapted from the novel. See also: Return to Peyton Place, Murder in Peyto (1957)
- The Nun's StoryThe Nun's Story is a 1959 film which tells the story of a nun whose faith is tested in the jungles of Africa and when ordered not to take sides during World War II. It stars Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Dame Edith Evans, Dame Peggy Ashcroft, Dean Jagger, (1959)
Waxman died of cancer at age 60 in Los Angeles, CaliforniaThis article is about the city in California. For other uses of 'Los Angeles' see Los Angeles (disambiguation The City of Los Angeles widely known by its abbreviation L. is a large coastal metropolis in Southern California in the western United States..
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