Max Steiner

Austrian-born Hollywood Film Music Composer Maximilian (“Max”) Raoul Walter Steiner was born in Vienna, Austria on May 10, 1888, the only child of Gabor and Marie “Mitzi” Steiner, members of a Jewish theater dynasty. Max Steiner would later be...

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Biographies of Notable Austrians, Germans and German-Swiss Many people from the German-speaking countries have played a significant role in European and world history in the fields of politics, education, science, the arts and technology. You’ll also find bios...

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Notable People from the German-speaking World In this section you will find full and mini biographies of German-speakers – past and present – who have played a significant role in the fields of politics, education, science, the arts and technology. Few of these people...

Bad Nauheim and Elvis

Towards the end of my October visit to Austria and Germany, my wife and I drove to Bad Nauheim in the state of Hesse, about a half-hour drive north from Frankfurt am Main. When I told Germans why I was going there, I usually got chuckles in response. Today the spa...