maximilian raoul walter steiner

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Definition of maximilian raoul walter steiner in English English dictionary

born May 10, 1888, Vienna, Austria died Dec. 28, 1971, Hollywood, Calif., U.S. Austrian-born U.S. composer and conductor. A prodigy, he wrote an operetta at age 14 that ran in Vienna for a year. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1914 and worked in New York City as a theatre conductor and arranger, and then he moved to Hollywood in 1929. He became one of the first and finest (if not subtlest) movie composers, establishing many techniques that became standard, with his scores for King Kong (1933), The Informer (1935, Academy Award), Gone with the Wind (1939), Now, Voyager (1942, Academy Award), Since You Went Away (1944, Academy Award), The Big Sleep (1946), The Fountainhead (1949), and many others

Hyphenation

Max·i·mil·ian Ra·oul Wal·ter Stei·ner

Turkish pronunciation

mäksîmîliın räul wôltır staynır

Pronunciation

/ˌmaksəˈməlēən räˈo͞ol ˈwôltər ˈstīnər/ /ˌmæksɪˈmɪliːən rɑːˈuːl ˈwɔːltɜr ˈstaɪnɜr/