Name William Axt | Role Composer | |
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Died February 13, 1959, Ukiah, California, United States Education University of Chicago, National Conservatory of Music of America, DeWitt Clinton High School Music director Ben‑Hur, Tarzan Escapes, The Thin Man, The Big Parade, Grand Hotel Similar People Erno Rapee, Charles Maxwell, Herbert Stothart, Carl Davis, William H Daniels | ||
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William Axt (April 19, 1888 – February 13, 1959) was an American composer of nearly two hundred film scores.
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- Ampico lexington william axt program toddling etc jumbo
- emotional andante william axt orchestre symphonique du lutetia wagram c 1930
- Filmography
- References
Born in New York City, Axt graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in The Bronx and studied at the National Conservatory of Music of America. He served as an assistant conductor for the Hammerstein Grand Opera Company and was the musical director for the Capitol Theatre in Manhattan before joining the music department at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1929. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Chicago in 1922.
Axt retired from the film industry to raise cattle and breed horses in Laytonville, California. He died in Ukiah, California.
emotional andante william axt orchestre symphonique du lutetia wagram c 1930
Filmography
Axt's film credits include:
References
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