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Biography. Early years (1888–1907) Max Steiner's birthplace in Vienna today, Praterstraße 72. Max Steiner was born on May 10, 1888, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, as the only child in a wealthy business and theatrical family of Jewish heritage.
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.
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May 9, 2024 · Max Steiner (born May 10, 1888, Vienna, Austria—died Dec. 28, 1971, Hollywood, Calif., U.S.) 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.
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In a career spanning 19th-century Vienna to 1920s Broadway to the golden age of Hollywood, Max Steiner did more than any other composer to create the sound and style of film music.
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FATHERING FILM MUSIC: A MAX STEINER RETROSPECTIVE by Paul Cote. Max Steiner, perhaps more so than any other iconic Hollywood film composer, is a difficult sell for contemporary audiences. On the one hand, in Hollywood he was and remains universally acknowledged as the “father of film music.”
Learn about the life and career of Max Steiner, the Austrian composer who created hundreds of classic American film scores. Find out his achievements, awards, family, trivia, and quotes on IMDb.
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.
