About Adolph Tandler
Lived 1875 – 1953 (aged 77). Adolph Tandler was an Austrian composer.
Adolf Tandler, also Adolph, (born November 2, 1875, in Vienna) was a conductor of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra, which predated the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
1917 Jan 5 Los Angeles Evening Express ad for world premiere of The Play of Everyman with music conducted by TandlerTandler moved to Los Angeles in 1908, and from November 1913 to 1920 led the symphony orchestra, after which it dissolved. He then transitioned to composing film scores, with credits for Scarface and Queen Kelly. He died (suicide by vehicle exhaust) with his daughter, crippled with arthritis since she was 14 years old, on September 30, 1953, in the Eagle Rock, Los Angeles area.
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Who was Adolph Tandler?
Austrian composer (1875-1953)
When was Adolph Tandler born?
Adolph Tandler was born on 2 November 1875 in Vienna.
When did Adolph Tandler die?
Adolph Tandler died on 30 September 1953 in Eagle Rock.
What was Adolph Tandler's occupation?
Adolph Tandler was a composer.
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Adolph Tandler was Austrian.
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