Victor Young

Victor Young
Victor Young
Victor Young
Background information
Birth nameAlbert Victor Young
Born(1899-08-08)August 8, 1899
Chicago, Illinois
DiedNovember 10, 1956(1956-11-10) (aged 57)
Palm Springs, California
Occupations
  • Composer
  • arranger
  • violinist
  • conductor
Instrument(s)Violin, piano
Years active1920–56

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.

  1. ^ "Certificate # 19553". Cook County Illinois Birth Certificates – via Familysearch.org.(registration required)
  2. ^ "Victor Young, Composer, Dies of Heart Attack", Oakland Tribune, November 12, 1956.
  3. ^ Slonimsky, Nicolas (1978). "Young, Victor". Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (6th ed.). New York: Schirmer Books. p. 1929. ISBN 0028702409.

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