Leo F. Forbstein
Leo F. Forbstein (born October 16, 1892 in St. Louis , † February 12, 1948 in Los Angeles ) was an American conductor , musical director and Oscar winner .
Life
Forbstein learned the violin at the age of four and during the silent film era worked as a conductor in cinemas, including at Grauman's Egyptian Theater . With the start of talkies in the late 1920s, he became one of the directors of the Warner Brothers ' newly created orchestra , which recorded the film music for their publications. Over a period of almost 20 years Forbstein was involved in a total of over 600 films. The films for which Forbstein conducted the soundtrack include great classics such as Robin Hood, King of the Vagabonds (1938), The Trace of the Falcon (1941), Casablanca (1942), Arsenic and Lace Cap (1944), Dead Sleeping Stuck (1946) ), Cocktail for a Corpse (1948) and The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948).
Together with the film composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold , Forbstein received an Oscar in the category “Best Film Music” in 1937 for his performance in the historical literary film adaptation A restless life . He received further Oscar nominations for his work on the films Unter Piratenflagge (1935), The Treason of Surat Khan (1936) and The Life of Emile Zola (1937).
Leo F. Forbstein was married to Bessie Gallas from 1914 until his death. They had a daughter. He died of a heart attack at the age of 55.
Filmography (selection)
- 1931: The Little Caesar (Little Caesar)
- 1931: The Last Flight
- 1932: Hunt for James A. (I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang)
- 1933: The 42nd Street (42nd Street)
- 1934: Love without thread and thread (Fashions of 1934)
- 1935: Under the pirate flag (Captain Blood)
- 1936: The Petrified Forest (The Petrified Forest)
- 1937: Ready, Willing and Able
- 1938: Robin Hood, King of the Vagabonds (The Adventures of Robin Hood)
- 1938: Chicago Angels with Dirty Faces
- 1938: Jezebel - The Malicious Lady (Jezebel)
- 1939: The Roaring Twenties (The Roaring Twenties)
- 1939: Victim of a great love (Dark Victory)
- 1940: The Secret of Malampur (The Letter)
- 1941: Sergeant York
- 1941: This is John Doe (Meet John Doe)
- 1941: Decision in the Sierra (High Sierra)
- 1941: The Maltese Falcon (The Maltese Falcon)
- 1942: Casablanca
- 1942: Yankee Doodle Dandy
- 1942: Journey from the Past (Now, Voyager)
- 1944: Arsenic and Old Lace (Arsenic and Old Lace)
- 1944: Have and Have Not (To Have and Have Not)
- 1944: Hollywood Canteen
- 1945: Hotel Berlin
- 1945: Pride of the Marines
- 1945: As long as a heart beats (Mildred Pierce)
- 1947: The Black Snake (Dark Passage)
- 1948: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (The Treasure of Sierra Madre)
- 1948: Cocktail for a corpse (Rope)
Web links
- Leo F. Forbstein in the Internet Movie Database (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Forbstein, Leo F. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 16, 1892 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Louis |
DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1948 |
Place of death | los Angeles |