Franz Waxman

Franz Waxman was a German-born composer and conductor of Jewish descent, known primarily for his work in the film music genre. His film scores include Bride of Frankenstein, Rebecca, Sunset Boulevard, A Place in the Sun, Stalag 17, Rear Window, Peyton Place, The Nun's Story, and Taras Bulba. He received twelve Academy Award nominations, and won two Oscars in consecutive years. He also received a Golden Globe Award for the former film. Bernard Herrmann said that the score for Taras Bulba was "the score of a lifetime."

24 December 1906

Born on the same birth day (24 December): Brigetta Barrett • John Taylor, Baron Kilclooney • Klaus Schnellenkamp • Pernille Fischer Christensen • Tim Elliott • Väinö Sipilä • Émile Nelligan

Born in the same month (December 1906): Erika Fuchs • Ernst Ruska • Fernando Lopes-Graça • Harold Adamson • Jules Ladoumègue • Laurens van der Post • Leonid Brezhnev • Lew Grade • Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark • Russell C. Newhouse