Erich Wolfgang Korngold
Personal information
- Known for
- Sound
- Known credits
- 33
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- May 29, 1897
- Died
- November 29, 1957
- Place of birth
- Brno, Czech Republic
- Also known as
- E.W. Korngold
Biography
Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was an Austrian-born composer and conductor. A child prodigy, he became one of the most important and influential composers in Hollywood history. He was a noted pianist and composer of classical music, along with music for Hollywood films, and the first composer of international stature to write Hollywood scores.
