Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Composer

Born: May 29, 1897 (60 years old)

Died: November 29, 1957

Place of birth: Brno, Czech Republic

Biography

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.

Filmography (19)

• The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938, ★ 7.5)
• Deception (1946, ★ 6.6)
• The Sea Wolf (1941, ★ 7.2)
• Kings Row (1942, ★ 7.3)
• Devotion (1946, ★ 5.7)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935, ★ 6.3)
• The Sea Hawk (1940, ★ 7.2)
• The Prince and the Pauper (1937, ★ 6.8)
• Captain Blood (1935, ★ 7.2)
• The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939, ★ 6.3)
• Between Two Worlds (1944, ★ 7.1)
• Anthony Adverse (1936, ★ 5.7)
• The Green Pastures (1936, ★ 6.3)
• The Constant Nymph (1943, ★ 6.1)
• Juarez (1939, ★ 6.5)
• Another Dawn (1937, ★ 6.2)
• The Mad Empress (1939, ★ 5.6)
• Magic Fire (1955, ★ 4.2)
• Escape Me Never (1947, ★ 4.3)