William Axt
Sound
- Born
- April 19, 1888 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- February 13, 1959 (age 70)
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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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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 1919. He earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Chicago in 1922.
Known for
The Thin Man
May 25, 1934
Grand Hotel
September 11, 1932
Adam's Rib
November 17, 1949
The Navigator
September 28, 1924
Sons of the Desert
December 29, 1933
The Man Who Laughs
November 4, 1928
Greed
December 4, 1924
The Wind
September 15, 1928
Libeled Lady
October 9, 1936
Dinner at Eight
December 22, 1933
The Big Parade
November 5, 1925
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
December 25, 1925
Behind the camera149
- 1949Adam's Rib Additional Music
- 1949Dynamite Original Music Composer
- 1946Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11 Music
- 1945Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood Music
- 1940Untamed Music
- 1939Miracles for Sale Original Music Composer
- 1939Tell No Tales Music
- 1939The Kid From Texas Original Music Composer
- 1939Sergeant Madden Original Music Composer
- 1939Fast and Loose