Karl Hajos Explained

Karl Hajos
Birth Name:Hajós Károly
Birth Date:28 January 1889
Birth Place:Budapest, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Los Angeles, United States
Occupation:Composer
Spouse:Elsa Rothschild (1916-1950) (his death) (1 child)[1]
Resting Place:Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Yearsactive:1928-1950

Karl Hajos (born Hajós Károly,[2] January 28, 1889 – February 1, 1950) was a Hungarian composer who worked on many film scores. Born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Hajos emigrated to the United States in 1924 and worked in Hollywood. Beginning in the late silent era, he worked on over 100 films with a variety of directors and studios. He was one of nine composers employed on the 1931 Western Fighting Caravans.[3] In 1934, he worked on Cecil B. Demille's thriller Four Frightened People. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, in 1944 and 1945 in the Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture category for Summer Storm and The Man Who Walked Alone, respectively.[4]

Selected filmography

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karl Hajos .
  2. Book: Magyar Színművészeti Lexikon. Hajós Károly. 2020-01-29. 1929–1931. hu.
  3. Wierzbicki p.135
  4. Web site: Search: Karl Hajos. 2020-01-29. Oscars.org.