Alexander Tansman was born on June 12, 1897 in Lódz, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland]. He was a composer, known for
Paris Underground (1945),
Flesh and Fantasy (1943) and
Sister Kenny (1946). He was married to Colette Cras and Anna Eleonora Brociner. He died on November 15, 1986 in Paris, France.