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Max Steiner was born on 10 May 1888, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, as the only child in a wealthy business and theatrical family of Jewish heritage. [1] [2] [3] He was named after his paternal grandfather, Maximilian Steiner (1839–1880), who was credited with first persuading Johann Strauss II to write for the theater, and was the influential manager of Vienna's historic Theater an der Wien . [4]
Max Steiner. Composer: Casablanca. Austrian composer Max Steiner achieved legendary status as the creator of hundreds of classic American film scores. He was born Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner in Vienna, Austria, the son of Marie Mizzi (Hasiba) and Gabor Steiner, an impresario, and the grandson of actor and theater director and manager Maximilian Steiner.
- January 1, 1
- Vienna, Austria-Hungary [now Austria]
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- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Max Steiner filmography. 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.
YearFilmDirectorRole1929Film score1930Lynn ShoresFilm score1930Film score1930Film scoreMax Steiner was an Austrian-born U.S. composer and conductor. A prodigy, he wrote an operetta at age 14 that ran in Vienna for a year. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1914 and worked in New York City as a theatre conductor and arranger, and then he moved to Hollywood in 1929.
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Max Steiner Biography. Maximillian Raoul Walter Steiner was born in Vienna, Austria, May 10, 1888. His grandfather, Maximillian Steiner, was a variety theater owner in Vienna. Max's father, Gabor Steiner, was an entrepreneur who, in 1894, saw Imre Kirhaly's extravagant exhibition "Venice in London" at the Olympic Hall in London.
Max Steiner wrote most of his music more than 50 years ago, so hunting down original soundtrack albums that actually sound bearable is a difficult task. However, the past 20 years have seen a great many re-recordings and reconstructions of some of Steiner’s best scores.
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Oct 23, 2009 · Learn about Max Steiner, one of the pioneers of Hollywood film scoring, who wrote music for more than 250 movies over four decades. Discover his landmark scores for KING KONG, GONE WITH THE WIND, CASABLANCA and more.
