Gronostay, Walter
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Birthname | Walter Friedrich Erich Gronostay | ||||
born on | 29 July 1906 at 05:45 (= 05:45 AM ) | ||||
Place | Berlin, Germany, 52n29, 13e21 | ||||
Timezone | MET h1e (is standard time) | ||||
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Biography
German composer noted for his work on film scores, such as the music for Leni Riefenstahl's 1938 documentary Olympia, written along with Herbert Windt. Gronostay studied under Arnold Schoenberg. From the late 1920s he began working on film music for a mixture of feature films and documentaries. He died unexpectedly in Potsdam on 10 October 1937 at the age of 31 before Olympia was released.
Relationships
- (has as) teacher relationship with Schoenberg, Arnold (born 13 September 1874)
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth registry entry from Berlin archives.
Categories
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Composer/ Arranger (Film scores)