About Walter Gronostay
Lived 1906 – 1937 (aged 31). Walter Gronostay was a composer, film score composer, conductor and musician.
Walter Gronostay (1906–1937) was a German composer noted for his work on film scores. Gronostay studied under Arnold Schoenberg. From the late 1920s he began working on film music for a mixture of feature films and documentaries. Along with Herbert Windt he composed the music for Leni Riefenstahl's 1938 documentary Olympia, but died unexpectedly at the age of 31 before the film was released.
Selected filmography Ripening Youth (1933) The Tunnel (1933) The Tunnel (1933, French version) Lady Windermere's Fan (1935) A Night of Change (1935) Frisians in Peril (1935) Rubber (1936) City of Anatol (1936) The Last Four on Santa Cruz (1936) Street Music (1936) Savoy Hotel 217 (1936) Wells in Flames (1937) The Chief Witness (1937) Olympia (1938) Revolutionary Wedding (1938)
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Who was Walter Gronostay?
German composer (1906-1937)
When was Walter Gronostay born?
Walter Gronostay was born on 29 July 1906 in Berlin.
When did Walter Gronostay die?
Walter Gronostay died on 10 October 1937 in Berlin.
What was Walter Gronostay's occupation?
Walter Gronostay was a composer, film score composer, conductor and musician.
What nationality was Walter Gronostay?
Walter Gronostay's recorded nationality: German Reich.
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