Werner R. Heymann

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Werner R. Heymann was a German composer best known for his sophisticated film scores in Hollywood’s Golden Age, particularly for classic comedies and romances.

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Werner R. Heymann canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
film composer
human
songwriter
causeOfMigration Nazi persecution
collaboratedWith Billy Wilder
Ernst Lubitsch
Greta Garbo
Marlene Dietrich
countryOfCitizenship Germany
employer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Paramount Pictures
UFA (Universum Film AG)
linked to: UFA

United Artists
ethnicGroup Jewish people
linked to: Jews
familyName Heymann
fieldOfWork cabaret music
film music
theatre music
genre film score
light music
popular music
givenName Werner
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
movement Hollywood Golden Age
Weimar cinema
name Werner R. Heymann
notableFor music for Ernst Lubitsch films
sophisticated film scores for comedies and romances
work in Hollywood Golden Age cinema
notableWork A Foreign Affair (film score)
Angel (1937 film score)
Design for Living (film score)
Ninotchka (film score)
The Congress Dances (Der Kongress tanzt) music
The Merry Widow (1934 film score, songs contribution)
The Shop Around the Corner (film score)
To Be or Not to Be (1942 film score)
occupation composer
conductor
film composer
pianist
songwriter
residence United States
sexOrGender male
workLocation Berlin
Hollywood
Los Angeles

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Ninotchka musicBy Werner R. Heymann
The Shop Around the Corner composer Werner R. Heymann
To Be or Not to Be composer Werner R. Heymann
Decision Before Dawn musicBy Werner R. Heymann
Werner R. Heymann name Werner R. Heymann
One Million B.C. (1940 film) musicBy Werner R. Heymann
subject linked to: One Million B.C.
Hail the Conquering Hero musicBy Werner R. Heymann
Faust (1926 film) musicBy Werner R. Heymann
Town Without Pity musicBy Werner R. Heymann
The Sin of Harold Diddlebock musicBy Werner R. Heymann