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Maximilian Raoul Steiner (10 May 1888 – 28 December 1971) was an Austrian composer and conductor who emigrated to America and became one of Hollywood's greatest musical composers. Steiner was a child prodigy who conducted his first operetta when he was twelve and became a full-time professional, proficient at composing, arranging, and conducting, by the time he was fifteen. Threatened with internment in England during World War I, he fled to Broadway; and in 1929 he moved to Hollywood, where he became one of the first composers to write music scores for films. He is often referred to as "the father of film music", as Steiner played a major part in creating the tradition of writing music for films, along with composers Dimitri Tiomkin, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Franz Waxman, Alfred Newman, Bernard Herrmann, and Miklós Rózsa.

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Max Steiner — verified Korean artist. Agency: RCA Victor.

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• Genre: opera
• Awards: Academy Award for Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment, Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score, Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score
• Born: 10 May 1888
• Died: 28 December 1971
• Nationality: Austrian
• Profession: Composer and conductor
• Location: Hollywood

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• Wikidata lists the Korean name as 맥스 스타이너; KoreaAPI uses Max Steiner (chosen by source authority).

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