Leo F. Forbstein

b. 16 October 1892, St. Louis, Missouri, USA d. 12 February 1948, Los Angeles, California, USA Conducted at the Royal Theater in St. Joseph, Mo., where he pioneered and introduced the synchronization of the orchestra with the silent action on the movie screen. He moved to Hollywood in the mid 1920's where he directed a symphony orchestra at Grauman's Egyptian Theater. He signed as head of the Warner Brothers music department and director of the Vitaphone Orchestra in 1926. Forbstein was nominated for 3 Academy Awards for Best Score: Anthony Adverse (1936), The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936), and The Life of Emile Zola (1937). He received an Oscar for Anthony Adverse (1936). Brother of Lou Forbes.