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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.

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0000070Max Steiner - IMDb

    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]
    • January 1, 1
    • Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  3. Steiner composed over 300 film scores with RKO and Warner Brothers, and was nominated for 24 Academy Awards, winning three: The Informer (1935), Now, Voyager (1942), and Since You Went Away (1944).

  4. 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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  5. 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.

    • May 10, 1888
    • December 28, 1971
  6. 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.”

  7. Jun 4, 2020 · Learn how Max Steiner revolutionized film music with his score for "King Kong" and other classics. Read an interview with his biographer Steven C. Smith about his life, legacy and impact.