Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Composer
1897 – 1957
Who was Erich Wolfgang Korngold?
Erich Wolfgang Korngold was an American composer of Austro-Hungarian birth. While his late Romantic compositional style was considered well out of vogue at the time he died, his music has more recently undergone a reevaluation and a gradual reawakening of interest. Along with such composers as Max Steiner and Alfred Newman, he is considered one of the founders of film music. Korngold's 1938 Academy Award for his score to The Adventures of Robin Hood marked the first time an Oscar was awarded to the composer rather than the head of the studio music department.
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- Born
- May 29, 1897
Brno - Also known as
- Korngold
- Erich Korngold
- Eric Korngold
- Parents
- Spouses
- Luzi Korngold
(1924/04/30 - 1957/11/29)
- Luzi Korngold
- Religion
- Judaism
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Austria
- Profession
- Lived in
- Brno
- Died
- Nov 29, 1957
Hollywood
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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