William Axt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Axt (April 19, 1888 – February 13, 1959) was an American composer of nearly two hundred film scores. 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
SoundBirthday
April 19, 1888Deathday
February 13, 1959Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
137Place of birth
New York City, New York, USAAlso known as
Dr. William Axt
Crew credits
The Big Parade
Music
Blondie of the Follies
Original Music Composer
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Original Music Composer
West of Zanzibar
Original Music Composer
He Who Gets Slapped
Original Music Composer
Penthouse
Original Music Composer
Our Dancing Daughters
Original Music Composer
Midnight Mary
Original Music Composer
The Secret of Madame Blanche
Original Music Composer
Three Godfathers
Original Music Composer
Woman Wanted
Music
The Masks of the Devil
Music
Navy Blues
Music
The Woman Racket
Music
Where East Is East
Music
Espionage
Music
Suzy
Music
The Single Standard
Music
As You Desire Me
Music
The Wet Parade
Music
Dinner at Eight
Music
