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Also known as Victor Popular Young, Wiktor Jung

American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor, orchestra leader (1900-1956)

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Victor Young is indexed among the 2,437 entries in Vinony's Hollywood Walk of Fame collection.

Within Vinony's link graph, Victor Young is referenced by 1,603 other articles, and connects out to Around the World in 80 Days, Chicago and Charlie Chaplin.

It sits within the topics 1899 births, 1956 deaths and 20th-century American classical musicians.

Its subject is documented across 24 Wikipedia language editions.

Person · Open Library

Born
1900
Died
1956
Works
40

Top works

  • I wanted wings
  • I walk alone
  • Johnny Guitar
  • Jubilee Trail
  • The left hand of god

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1945-11-12
2008 universal fire victimbluescanadianclassic rockcontemporary folkcountry

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
22,702
Total plays
101,403

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Victor Young (August 8, 1899 - November 10, 1956) was an American composer, violinist and conducter. He was born in Chicago. Young began as a concert violinist but moved into the popular music sphere when he joined Ted Fiorito's orchestra. In the mid '30s he moved to Hollywood where he concentrated on film work as well as making a large number of recordings of light music and providing the backing for popular singers including Bing Crosby. His composer credits include "When I Fall In Love <a h

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date of birth
1900-08-08
date of death
1956-11-10
start of work period
1920-00-00
birth name
Albert Victor Young
name in native language
Victor Young
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Victor Young
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