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Max Steiner

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Active

1920s - 1970s

Born

May 10, 1888 in Vienna, Austria

Died

December 28, 1971 in Hollywood, CA

Genre

Stage & Screen Classical

Styles

Film Music Film Score Movie Themes Original Score Soundtracks

Also Known As

Maximilian Raoul Steiner

Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner

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Max Steiner

Biography by Hal Erickson

"Father of the modern film score" who composed music for King Kong, Casablanca, and Gone with the Wind.
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