Steiner, Max, 1888-1971
Dates
- Existence: 1888 - 1971
Biographical History
Max Steiner (1888-1971) was an Austrian-American film music composer.
Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner was born May 10, 1888 in Austria. Max married three times. He was most well-known for his musical compositions for movies; his best-known score is Gone With the Wind. He graduated from the Austria Imperial Academy of Music at the age of thirteen, completing an eight-year program in just one year. During his life, he won three Oscars for his musical scores. Max Steiner died on December 28, 1971.
Citation:
Max Steiner Music Society news letter, autumn 1976: p. 2 (Max Steiner, Dean of film music)OCLC, 11/19/84 (hdg.: Steiner, Max, 1888-1971)
New Grove (Steiner, Max(imilian Raoul Walter); b. May 10, 1888, Vienna, d. Dec. 28, 1971, Hollywood; American composer of Austrian birth)
Buy a kiss, 1933 (Max R. Steiner)
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Fred Steiner papers
Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.
Max Steiner Christmas cards
Three Christmas cards created by Max Steiner between 1933 and 1935.
Max Steiner digital audio tape recording of This Is Cinerama
Recording on digital audio tape transferred in 1999 from original elements of Max Steiner's score for the film This Is Cinerama (1952).
Max Steiner music and photographs
Two bound volumes of music, loose photographs, and two photograph albums.
Max Steiner papers
Personal; music; awards; scrap books; film music, sketches, scores, and recordings; general music; and photographs. The materials relate to Steiner's life and his numerous musical compositions. 6 wine glasses, 1 cigarette case that once belonged to Max Steiner. Audio cassette of an interview between Leonetta Stein and Wesly Carlson, 14 June 1981. Materials dated 1880-1981.
Photographs of the Tribute to Max Steiner
Collection includes photographs of the production of the Tribute to Max Steiner program produced by the Brigham Young University Department of Music in April 1981.
Max Steiner sound recording from The Informer
Studio recording of compositions by Max Steiner from the RKO motion picture "The Informer" (1935). Also includes a CD copy of the recording.
Shigeko Tokunaga papers
34 cards and letters, 28 photographs sent to Tokunaga from the Steiners.
Warner Bros. collection
27 digital audio tapes containing studio recording sessions for Max Steiner music to the following films: "The FBI Story," "Battle Cry," "Darby's Rangers," "A Summer Place," "The Ice Palace," "The McConnell Story," "Parrish," "A Majority of One," "Cash McCall," "Band of Angels," "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs." Also included are: "A Distant Trumpet," "The FBI Story," "Darby's Rangers," and "The Hanging Tree."