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Max Steiner was an Austrian-born American film music composer, arranger, and conductor, born on May 10, 1888, in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (now Austria). He passed away on December 28, 1971, in Hollywood, California, at the age of 83. Steiner is renowned for his contributions to film music, having won three Academy Awards for Best Original Score: in 1936 for "The Informer," in 1943 for "Now, Voyager," and in 1945 for "Since You Went Away." In 1995, he was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. After starting his career in England and on Broadway, he moved to Hollywood in 1929, becoming one of the first composers to create music scores for films. Often referred to as "the father of film music," he has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 1559 Vine Street, honoring his significant contributions to motion pictures.

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