Bronisław Kaper

Polish-born Bronisław Kaper was drawn to the theatre and cabaret scene of Berlin in the 1920s where met fellow-composer Walter Jurmann. They fled together to Paris in 1933 but were soon lured to the US with a seven-year contract from MGM Studios.

He went on to compose the music for over 150 Hollywood movies, winning an Oscar for the film Lili in 1953 and another nomination for his score for the 1962 remake of Mutiny on The Bounty.

He is remembered by the Bronisław Kaper Award for Young Artists, held annually by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, of which he was a board member for fifteen years.