Maurice Jaubert, French composer and conductor (b. 1900)
Maurice Jaubert (3 January 1900 – 19 June 1940) was a French composer. A prolific composer, he scored some of the most important films of the early sound era in France, including Jean Vigo’s Zero for Conduct and L’Atalante, and René Clair’s Quatorze Juillet and Le Dernier Milliardaire. Serving in both world wars, he died in action during World War II at the age of 40.