George Antheil
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia George Antheil (/ˈæntaɪl/; July 8, 1900 – February 12, 1959) was an American avant-garde composer, pianist, author and inventor whose modernist musical compositions explored the modern sounds – musical, industrial, mechanical – of the early 20th century. Spending much of the 1920s in Europe, Antheil returned to the US in the 1930s, and thereafter spent much of his time composing music for films and, eventually, television. As a result of this work, his style became more tonal. A man of diverse interests and talents, Antheil was constantly reinventing himself. He wrote magazine articles (one accurately predicted the development and outcome of World War II), an autobiography, a mystery novel, newspaper and music columns. In 1941 he developed a radio guidance system for Allied torpedoes with actress Hedy Lamarr that used a code (stored on a punched paper tape) to synchronise random frequencies, referred to as frequency hopping, with a receiver and transmitter. This technique, which is now known as spread spectrum, is now widely used in telecommunications. This work led to them being inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2014.
Known for
SoundBirthday
July 8, 1900Deathday
February 12, 1959Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
26Place of birth
Trenton, New Jersey, USAAlso known as
George Johann Carl AntheilCrew credits
House by the River
Original Music ComposerSirocco
Original Music ComposerThe Sniper
Original Music ComposerKnock on Any Door
Original Music ComposerAngels Over Broadway
Original Music ComposerIn a Lonely Place
Original Music ComposerWe Were Strangers
Original Music ComposerSpecter of the Rose
Original Music ComposerDementia
MusicThe Plainsman
MusicNot as a Stranger
Original Music ComposerThe Plainsman and the Lady
MusicThe Werewolf
MusicThe Giant Claw
MusicThe Pride and the Passion
Original Music ComposerBallet Mécanique
MusicMake Way for Tomorrow
Original Music ComposerThe Young Don't Cry
Original Music ComposerThat Brennan Girl
Original Music ComposerThe Buccaneer
Original Music ComposerThe Fighting Kentuckian
Original Music Composer