Victor Young
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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
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 22,702
- Total plays
- 101,403
Tags
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
Recent publications · Crossref
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Wikidata facts
Show 6 more facts
- 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
- Commons category
- Victor Young
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