Composer and conductor, educated at DeWitt Clinton High School, and in private music study in Berlin. He was the assistant conductor at the Hammerstein Grand Opera Company in New York, and conducted for Emma Trentini between 1914-1918. He was musical director at the Capitol Theatre in New York, and later headed the music department at MGM. He joined ASCAP in 1924.See full bio »
1934Lazy River
(music: "Fifi From Fontenoy", "Cajun Love Song" / as Dr. William Axt / lyrics: "Fifi From Fontenoy", "Cajun Love Song" / as Dr. William Axt)
1933Dinner at Eight
(music: "I Loved You Then As I Love You Now" 1927 - uncredited)
(24 Nov 1919-3 Apr 1920) Broadway - "Aphrodite" (1919). Musical Director: William Axt. Directed by Lyall Swete. Century Theatre; 148 performances.
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