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Walter Gronostay

German composer (1906-1937) · Musicians · Died at 31

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.

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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.

Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1937 · aged 31

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