Steiner, Max, 1888-1971

Person

Staff Only

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 1261 Collections and/or Records:

Wait for Tomorrow

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 6 Sub-Series 1

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: 1937-1989

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner music compositions / Fred Steiner compositions / Fred Steiner general music

Wake Me When the War is Over, 1969

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: Broadcast: 1969

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner music compositions / Fred Steiner compositions / Fred Steiner television compositions

Wall Climbers, 1978-04

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 2

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: Broadcast: 1978-04

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner music compositions / Fred Steiner compositions / Fred Steiner television compositions / Laurel & Hardy Lafftunes

"War Fraud - Andrew Rockland, War Profiteer", 1945-05-11

Sub-Series

Identifier: MSS 2193 Series 6 Sub-Series 1 Sub-Series 1

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Interviews and correspondence with Ken Darby and Hugo Friedhofer.

Dates: Broadcast: 1945-05-11

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Fred Steiner papers / Fred Steiner music compositions / Fred Steiner compositions / Fred Steiner radio compositions / This is Your F.B.I.: True Stories From the Files of the F.B.I.

Warner Bros. collection

Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197233251567]

Identifier: MSS 2296

Abstract

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."

Dates: 2001

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections