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Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897-1957)

Alias:
E.W. Korngold

Birthplace:
Brno, Czech Republic

Born:
May 29, 1897

Died:
November 29, 1957

Biography from TheMovieDB

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and composer of classical music, along with music for Hollywood films, and the first composer of international stature to write Hollywood scores.

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Film Production

Compositor:
1938  Mr. Satan

Conductor:
1938  Mr. Satan
1943  The Constant Nymph

Music:
1936  The Making of a Great Motion Picture
1938  Mr. Satan
1939  The Mad Empress
1943  The Constant Nymph
2019  The Miracle of Heliane

Music Arranger:
1935  A Midsummer Night's Dream
1936  The Making of a Great Motion Picture
1938  Mr. Satan
1939  The Mad Empress
1943  The Constant Nymph
2019  The Miracle of Heliane

Music Supervisor:
1935  A Dream Comes True
1935  A Midsummer Night's Dream
1936  The Making of a Great Motion Picture
1938  Mr. Satan
1939  The Mad Empress
1943  The Constant Nymph
1955  Magic Fire
2019  The Miracle of Heliane

Original Music Composer:
1935  A Dream Comes True
1935  A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935  Captain Blood
1936  Anthony Adverse
1936  Give Us This Night
1936  The Green Pastures
1936  The Making of a Great Motion Picture
1937  Another Dawn
1937  The Prince and the Pauper
1938  Mr. Satan
1938  The Adventures of Robin Hood
1939  Juarez
1939  The Mad Empress
1939  The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1940  The Sea Hawk
1941  The Sea Wolf
1942  Kings Row
1943  The Constant Nymph
1944  Between Two Worlds
1946  Deception
1946  Devotion
1946  Of Human Bondage
1947  Escape Me Never
1955  Magic Fire
1999  Die tote Stadt
2009  Die Tote Stadt
2010  Die tote Stadt
2019  The Miracle of Heliane

Sound:
1935  A Dream Comes True
1935  A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935  Captain Blood
1936  Anthony Adverse
1936  Give Us This Night
1936  The Green Pastures
1936  The Making of a Great Motion Picture
1937  Another Dawn
1937  The Prince and the Pauper
1938  Mr. Satan
1938  The Adventures of Robin Hood
1939  Juarez
1939  The Mad Empress
1939  The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1940  The Sea Hawk
1941  The Sea Wolf
1942  Kings Row
1943  The Constant Nymph
1944  Between Two Worlds
1946  Deception
1946  Devotion
1946  Of Human Bondage
1947  Escape Me Never
1955  Magic Fire
1999  Die tote Stadt
2009  Die Tote Stadt
2010  Die tote Stadt
2019  Korngold: Die tote Stadt
2019  The Miracle of Heliane

Writer:
1935  A Dream Comes True
1935  A Midsummer Night's Dream
1935  Captain Blood
1936  Anthony Adverse
1936  Give Us This Night
1936  The Green Pastures
1936  The Making of a Great Motion Picture
1937  Another Dawn
1937  The Prince and the Pauper
1938  Mr. Satan
1938  The Adventures of Robin Hood
1939  Juarez
1939  The Mad Empress
1939  The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
1940  The Sea Hawk
1941  The Sea Wolf
1942  Kings Row
1943  The Constant Nymph
1944  Between Two Worlds
1946  Deception
1946  Devotion
1946  Of Human Bondage
1947  Escape Me Never
1955  Magic Fire
1999  Die tote Stadt
2009  Die Tote Stadt
2010  Die tote Stadt
2019  Korngold: Die tote Stadt
2019  The Miracle of Heliane

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