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Albert Victor Young (August 8, 1899 [1] – November 10, 1956) [2] [3] was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. Young was posthumously awarded the Academy Award for Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for Around the World in 80 Days at the 29th Academy Awards in 1957.
Violinist and conductor Victor Young was a prolific composer and arranger, who worked on more than 300 film scores over a period of twenty years. He came from an impoverished, but musical background and was trained on the violin at the Warsaw Imperial Conservatory, later studying piano in Paris under the French master Isidor Philipp.
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Victor Young (1899-1956) Many people know he was a famous composer for motion pictures and popular music but don’t realize that he also wrote ‘serious’ music and original songs for radio programs, even the Broadway stage.
An American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor, VIctor Young (1900-1956) received 22 Academy Award nominations for his work in film, twice being nominated four times in a single year,...
One of the most prolific and celebrated composers of film music, Victor Young was born in Chicago, Illinois on August 8, 1900. At the age of 10, Victor moved to Warsaw, Poland to study violin with Isidor Lotto at the Warsaw Conservatory.
Violinist and conductor Victor Young was a prolific composer and arranger, who worked on more than 300 film scores over a period of twenty years. He came from an impoverished, but musical background and was trained on the violin at the Warsaw Imperial Conservatory, later studying piano in Paris under the French master Isidor Philipp.
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By the time he suddenly passed away, in 1956, he left behind a musical legacy that would have been a credit to more than one lifetime, writing music not just for film scores, but also radio programs, live theatre, special events, and spoken word recordings.