Victor Young | |
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 Victor Young | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Albert Victor Young |
| Born | August 8, 1899 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | November 10, 1956 (aged 57) Palm Springs, California |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument(s) | Violin, piano |
| Years active | 1920–56 |
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.
- ^ "Certificate # 19553". Cook County Illinois Birth Certificates – via Familysearch.org.(registration required)
- ^ "Victor Young, Composer, Dies of Heart Attack", Oakland Tribune, November 12, 1956.
- ^ Slonimsky, Nicolas (1978). "Young, Victor". Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (6th ed.). New York: Schirmer Books. p. 1929. ISBN 0028702409.