Biography

William Axt(1888-1959)

Composer
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Composer and conductor, educated at DeWitt Clinton High School, and in private music study in Berlin. He was the assistant conductor at the Hammerstein Grand Opera Company in New York, and conducted for Emma Trentini between 1914-1918. He was musical director at the Capitol Theatre in New York, and later headed the music department at MGM. He joined ASCAP in 1924.

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The Thin Man

7.9

Composer(as Dr. William Axt, musical score by)

1934

Ver e Amar!

Soundtrack("Ben-Hur" (foxtrot))

1930

Pursuit

5.8

Composer(as Dr. William Axt)

1935

Lazy River

5.3

Composer(as Dr. William Axt)

1934

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Untamed
5.3
- Composer (as Dr. William Axt)
- 1940
What's Your IQ?
5.2
Short
- Composer
- 1940
Miracles for Sale
6.2
- Composer (uncredited)
- 1939
Tell No Tales
6.5
- Composer (as Dr. William Axt)
- 1939
The Kid from Texas
5.2
- Composer (as Dr. William Axt)
- 1939
Sergeant Madden
6.1
- Composer (as Dr. William Axt)
- 1939
Within the Law
6.4
- Composer (as Dr. William Axt)
- 1939
Heroes at Leisure
6.1
Short
- Composer
- 1939
Stand Up and Fight
6.4
- Composer (as Dr. William Axt, musical score by)
- 1939
The Girl Downstairs
6.2
- Composer (as Dr. William Axt)
- 1938
Spring Madness
5.1
- Composer (as Dr. William Axt)
- 1938
Listen, Darling
6.5
- Composer (as Dr. William Axt)
- 1938
Three Loves Has Nancy
6.4
- Composer (as Dr. William Axt)
- 1938
Rich Man, Poor Girl
6.2
- Composer (as Dr. William Axt)
- 1938
Fast Company
6.6
- Composer (as Dr. William Axt)
- 1938

Music Department

Code Two
6.1
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1953
Adam's Rib
7.4
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1949
Equestrian Quiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 11
5.8
Short
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1946
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in Hollywood
6.3
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1945
Lost in a Harem
6.3
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1944
Barbary Coast Gent
6.2
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1944
Madame Curie
7.2
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1943
Whistling in Brooklyn
6.7
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1943
Hollywood Daredevils
6.0
Short
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1943
Coffins on Wheels
6.4
Short
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1941
The Trial of Mary Dugan
6.5
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1941
Forbidden Passage
6.3
Short
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1941
Little Nellie Kelly
6.4
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1940
Northwest Passage
7.0
- composer: additional music (uncredited)
- 1940
Gone with the Wind
8.2
- composer: stock music (uncredited)
- 1939

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Personal details

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Alternative names
- Dr. William Axt
Born
- April 19, 1888
- New York City, New York, USA
Died
- February 13, 1959
- Ukiah, California, USA(undisclosed)
Other works
Stage Play: Kitty Darlin'. Musical/romance. Book by Otto A. Harbach. Music by Rudolf Friml. Based on the play "Sweet Kitty Bellairs" by David Belasco, based on the novel by Egerton Castle. Musical Director: William Axt. Directed by Edward Royce. Casino Theatre: 7 Nov 1917- 17 Nov 1917 (14 performances). Cast: Edith Appleton, Rose Benedict, Frank Bradley, Peggy Brandon, Josephine Bryan, N.P. Bryan, Jane Buchanan, George Callahan, Helen Christie, Molly Christie, Bert Clark, H. Clark, Mary Comerford, S. Critcheson, Eleanor Daniels, Grace Dean, R.G. Elliott, C. Enisman, Sidonie Espero, Doris Faithful, Worthe Faulkner, Juanita Fletcher, Patricia Frewen, Glen Hall, Florence Haynes, Jackson Hines, Gertrude Hogan, William Hovel, Fayette Howard, Anton Ingaroa, Clare King, Olive Kingston, Louis LaVie, Charlotte Lenox, Shirley Love, Margaret May, Yetla Nicol, Alice Nielsen, Albert Noome, Ann Page, Walter Palm, Benjamin Rogers, H. Jess Smith, Muril Smither, Frank Sparling, Jeanne Sparry, R. St. John, Erna Steinway, Edwin Stevens, Mary Lee Stevens, Ruby Thomas, B. Tieman, Peggy Troland, Edward Watson, Frank H. Westerton. Produced by William Elliott, F. Ray Comstock and Morris Gest.
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