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Alexander Tansman(1897-1986)

  • Music Department
  • Composer
  • Soundtrack
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Alexander Tansman was born on 12 June 1897 in Lódz, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland]. He was a composer, known for Paris Underground (1945), Flesh and Fantasy (1943) and Sister Kenny (1946). He was married to Colette Cras and Anna Eleonora Brociner. He died on 15 November 1986 in Paris, France.
BornJune 12, 1897
DiedNovember 15, 1986(89)
BornJune 12, 1897
DiedNovember 15, 1986(89)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Constance Bennett in Paris Underground (1945)
Paris Underground
6.6
  • Music Department(as Alexandre Tansman)
  • 1945
Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Benchley, Robert Cummings, and Betty Field in Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
Flesh and Fantasy
6.9
  • Composer(as Alexandre Tansman)
  • 1943
Rosalind Russell in Sister Kenny (1946)
Sister Kenny
7.2
  • Composer(as Alexandre Tansman)
  • 1946
La châtelaine du Liban
6.4
  • Composer
  • 1934

Credits

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Music Department



  • Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts Series
    Podcast Series
    • Music Department
    • 2021–2023
  • Mr. Spies (2016)
    Mr. Spies
    Short
    • Music Department
    • 2016
  • Cuadernos de contabilidad de Manolo Millares
    7.7
    • composer: stock music
    • 2005
  • Miller Brittain (1981)
    Miller Brittain
    • additional music (as Alexandre Tansman)
    • 1981
  • Anita Ekberg, Bud Abbott, Mari Blanchard, Lou Costello, and Jean Willes in Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
    Abbott and Costello Go to Mars
    5.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Jeff Chandler, Judith Braun, and Charles Drake in Red Ball Express (1952)
    Red Ball Express
    6.3
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Macdonald Carey, Victor Jory, and Alexis Smith in Cave of Outlaws (1951)
    Cave of Outlaws
    5.9
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Frederick Brady, Walter Catlett, Paula Drew, and Sheila Ryan in Slightly Scandalous (1946)
    Slightly Scandalous
    5.1
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Alan Curtis, Preston Foster, and Ann Rutherford in Inside Job (1946)
    Inside Job
    5.6
    • composer: stock music (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Constance Bennett in Paris Underground (1945)
    Paris Underground
    6.6
    • musical director (as Alexandre Tansman)
    • 1945
  • Shirley Temple, Claudette Colbert, Joseph Cotten, and Jennifer Jones in Since You Went Away (1944)
    Since You Went Away
    7.4
    • composer: additional music (uncredited)
    • 1944

Composer



  • Der Schwur
    TV Movie
    • Composer
    • 1963
  • Rosalind Russell in Sister Kenny (1946)
    Sister Kenny
    7.2
    • Composer (as Alexandre Tansman)
    • 1946
  • Constance Bennett in Paris Underground (1945)
    Paris Underground
    6.6
    • Composer (as Alexandre Tansman)
    • 1945
  • Frank Craven, Alan Curtis, Gloria Jean, and Grace McDonald in Destiny (1944)
    Destiny
    6.1
    • Composer (as Alexandre Tansman)
    • 1944
  • Edward G. Robinson, Charles Boyer, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Benchley, Robert Cummings, and Betty Field in Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
    Flesh and Fantasy
    6.9
    • Composer (as Alexandre Tansman)
    • 1943
  • La châtelaine du Liban
    6.4
    • Composer
    • 1934
  • Harry Baur and Robert Lynen in Poil de carotte (1932)
    Poil de carotte
    7.5
    • Composer (as Alexandre Tansman)
    • 1932
  • Mor-Vran (1930)
    Mor-Vran
    6.9
    Short
    • Composer (as Alexandre Tansman)
    • 1930

Soundtrack



  • The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
    The Phil Silvers Show
    8.4
    TV Series
    • music: "Kujawiak" (uncredited)
    • 1956

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Alexandre Tansman
  • Born
    • June 12, 1897
    • Lódz, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland]
  • Died
    • November 15, 1986
    • Paris, France
  • Spouses
      Colette CrasDecember 7, 1937 - 1953 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Unused score: Since You Went Away (1944)

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    Became a French citizen in 1919

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