About
One of cinema's greatest composers. He wrote the scores for 'King Kong' from 1933 and 'Gone with the Wind' from 1939. He was part of a select group of composers that included Alfred Newman and Erich Wolfgang Korngold who pioneered the art of film scores.
Before Fame
He studied under Johannes Brahms. He was privately taught by Robert Fuchs and Gustav Mahler.
Trivia
His film compositions were nominated for Academy Awards 24 times, and he won three: for 1935's "The Informer," 1942's "Now, Voyager," and "Since You Went Away" from 1944.
Family Life
He grew up an only child in a prosperous, theatrical Jewish family residing in Austria-Hungary. He married twice, to Louise Klos, then to Aubrey in 1924. He was the godson of composer Richard Strauss.
Associated With
He also composed the score to 1942's "Casablanca" starring Humphrey Bogart.
