General Info | TEI
| Name | Steiner, Max |
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| Alternative Names | |
| ID | 2689 |
| Gender | male |
| Lifespan | 1888-05-10 - 1971-12-28 |
| Professions | conductor (Q228422), musician (Q639669), classical composer (Q21680663), composer |
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| Uri(s) |
https://ica.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/entity/2688/ https://ica.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/entity/2689/ https://d-nb.info/gnd/119548895 |
| Notes | Born in Vienna in 1888, as the grandson of the owner of Theater an der Wien and the son of Gabor Steiner, also a theater director, Max Steiner began to work at the Radio-Keith-Orpheum (RKO) in Hollywood in 1929. Steiner successfully paved the way for dramaturgical film scores. He used the leitmotif-technique and in his work characters, locations and things were connected to musical pendants. In 1936, he joined Warner Brothers and together with Erich Wolfgang Korngold he established the musical style of the studios. In his 35 years in Hollywood, Steiner composed, orchestrated and directed nearly 300 film scores. He received 3 Academy Awards, 22 Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe Award. |
| References | See pgs. 291-293 in Ulrich, Rudolf, "Österreicher in Hollywood", Edition S, 1993. |
Relations
Institution
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | — | worked for/at | Warner Brothers Pictures |
| 1929 | 1936 | worked for/at | RKO Pictures, Hollywood |
| 1914 | — | worked for/at | Ziegfeld Follies |
| 1912 | 1912 | was director of | Ronacher Vienna |
| — | — | worked for/at | Selznick International Orchestra |
| — | — | studied at | Akademie für Musik und Darstellende Kunst (Vienna) |
Person
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Person |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | related >> student of | Mahler, Gustav |
| — | — | related >> was admired by | Gold, Ernest |
| — | — | related >> collaborated with | Selznick, David O. |
| — | — | related >> collaborated with | Korngold, Erich Wolfgang |
Place
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888-05-10 | — | related >> born in | Praterstraße 72, 1020 Vienna |
| 1971-12-28 | — | related >> died in | 1012 Cove Way, Beverly Hills |
| 1906 | — | related >> stayed in >> stayed in for work | London |
| 1911 | — | related >> stayed in >> stayed in for work | Paris |
| 1914 | 1929 | related >> stayed in >> stayed in for work | New York, NY |
Work
| Start | End | Other relation type | Related Work |
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| 1933 | — | related >> contributed to >> composed the music for | King Kong |
| 1935 | — | related >> contributed to >> composed the music for | The Informer |
| 1939 | — | related >> contributed to >> composed the music for | Gone With the Wind |
| 1942 | — | related >> contributed to >> composed the music for | Now, Voyager |
| 1944 | — | related >> contributed to >> composed the music for | Since You Went Away |
| 1942 | — | related >> contributed to >> composed the music for | Casablanca |
Label
| Label | Start | End | Label type | ISO Code |
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| Steiner, Maximilian Raoul Walter | — | — | Legacy name (merge) | deu |
