Max Steiner

Maximilian Raoul SteinerIn his autobiography, Steiner states his full name as "Maximilian Raoul Walter Steiner". However, "Walter" is not on his birth register at the IKG in Vienna, nor on any other official document pertaining to his life. In addition, the reasons he mentioned this name are unknown. Therefore, it should not be included in the article. (May 10, 1888 – December 28, 1971) was an Austrian-born American music composer.

Steiner composed over 300 movie scores with RKO Pictures and Warner Bros., and was nominated for 24 Academy Awards, winning three: The Informer (1935); Now, Voyager (1942); and Since You Went Away (1944). 

His best works were King Kong (1933), Little Women (1933), Jezebel (1938), and Casablanca (1942).

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