Max Steiner (1888–1971) Composer.

Max Steiner was born in 1888 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary and moved to Hollywood in 1929. He was one of the first composers of film music scores. He composed over 300 scores, ranging from iconic films like King Kong to Gone with the Wind and Casablanca. Over the course of his career, Steiner was nominated for 24 Academy Awards and won three—for The Informer (1935), Now, Voyager (1942), and Since You Went Away (1944). In addition, Steiner also won the first Golden Globe for Best Original Score.