Leo F. Forbstein
Leo F. Forbstein | |
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Born | Hollywood, California | October 16, 1892
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Music Director, Warner Bros. |
Known for | film music |
Spouse | Bessie Gallas (1914–1948, his death) |
Children | 1 |
Leo Frank Forbstein (October 16, 1892 – March 16, 1948) was an American
Early years
Forbstein was born in
Joins Warner Bros.
He signed with
Oscar nominations and win
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In 1936, musical director Forbstein and composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold were write-in candidates for the Academy Award for Best Scoring for their work on Captain Blood, a score composed by Korngold but for which Forbstein received recognition as head of the Warner Brothers music department under Academy rules in place at the time. The following year, Forbstein received nominations as head of the Warner Brothers music department for the nominated scores The Charge of the Light Brigade (composed by Max Steiner) and Anthony Adverse (composed by Korngold), winning for the latter. The award for Anthony Adverse was originally a plaque that was later replaced with an Academy Award statuette in 1946. He was nominated as head of the department again in 1938 for The Life of Emile Zola (composed by Steiner).[1]
Personal life
Forbstein was married to the former Bess Gallas from October 16, 1914 until his death from a
Selected film credits
- The Squall (1929)
- The Widow from Chicago (1930)
- The Maltese Falcon (1931)
- The Millionaire (1931)
- Bought!(1931)
- The Star Witness (1931)
- The Heart of New York (1932)
- Union Depot (1932)
- The Man Who Played God (1932)
- The Cabin in the Cotton (1932)
- I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)
- 42nd Street (1933)
- Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)
- Footlight Parade (1933)
- The Working Man (1933)
- Ex-Lady (1933)
- Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
- British Agent (1934)
- Fog Over Frisco (1934)
- The Big Shakedown (1934)
- Jimmy the Gent (1934)
- Fashions of 1934 (1934)
- Broadway Hostess (1935)
- Front Page Woman (1935)
- The Girl from 10th Avenue (1935)
- Special Agent (1935)
- Times Square Playboy (1936)
- The Golden Arrow (1936)
- It's Love I'm After (1937)
- Jezebel (1938)
- Dark Victory (1939)
- The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939)
- The Letter (1940)
- Footsteps in the Dark (1941)
- Meet John Doe (1941)
- Sergeant York (1941)
- The Maltese Falcon (1941)
- Kings Row (1942)
- Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
- Now, Voyager (1942)
- Casablanca (1942)
- Destination Tokyo (1943)
- Mr. Skeffington (1944)
- To Have and Have Not (1944)
- The Corn Is Green (1945)
- Mildred Pierce (1945)
- The Big Sleep (1946)
- The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
- Winter Meeting (1948)
- Rope (1948)
- Johnny Belinda (1948)
References
- The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- ^ "The engagement of Harriett Forbstein to Melvin D. Dellar has been announced." Los Angeles Times, July 21, 1935.
External links
- Leo F. Forbstein at IMDb(Date of death, February 12, 1948, on IMDB is incorrect.)
- Leo F. Forbstein at Find a Grave
- The Royal Theatre in St. Joseph, Missouri.
- Newman Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri (changed to Paramount Theatre in 1947).