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Not to be confused with the actor Victor Sen Yung who was sometimes billed as Victor Young

Victor Young (August 8, 1899 - November 10, 1956) was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. Victor Sen Yung ( 揚[[wikt 森|森]] Pinyin: Yáng Sēn (born October 18, 1915 in San Francisco California – died November Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such The following lists of violinists are available List of classical violinists, names of great violinist from baroque era till 20th century Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures He was born in Chicago. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.

Young began as a classical composer and concert violinist but moved into the popular music sphere when he joined Ted Fio Rito's orchestra. Theodore Salvatore Fiorito ( December 20, 1900, Newark New Jersey - July 22, 1971, Scottsdale Arizona) used Ted Fio In the mid-1930s he moved to Hollywood where he concentrated on films, recordings of light music and providing backing for popular singers, including Bing Crosby. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular

His composer credits include "When I Fall in Love," "Blue Star (The 'Medic' Theme)," "Sweet Sue," "Can't We Talk It Over," "Street of Dreams," "Love Letters," "Around the World," "My Foolish Heart," "Golden Earrings,", "Stella by Starlight," and "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You. " When I Fall in Love " is a popular song written by Victor Young (music and Edward Heyman (lyrics "Blue Star" is a popular song The theme music of the Television series Medic, was written by Victor Young and copyright " Street of Dreams " is a song composed in 1932 by Victor Young, with lyrics by Sam M " Love Letters " is a 1945 popular Song with music by Victor Young and lyrics by Edward Heyman. " Around the World " was the Theme tune from the 1956 movie Around the World in 80 Days. " My Foolish Heart " is an Academy Award -nominated popular Song that was published in 1949. "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You" is a 1932 song composed by Victor Young, with lyrics written by Ned Washington and Bing Crosby. "

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On radio, he was the musical director of Harvest of Stars. Harvest of Stars was a concert music series produced and directed by Glen Heisch and starring James Melton. He was musical director for many of Bing Crosby's recordings for Decca Records. Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis.

He received 22 Academy Award nominations for his work in film, twice being nominated four times in a single year, but he did not win during his lifetime. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. He received his only Oscar posthumously for his score of Around the World in Eighty Days (1956). His other scores include Golden Boy (1939), For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), Love Letters (1945), Samson and Delilah (1949), My Favorite Spy (1951), Payment on Demand (1951), The Quiet Man (1952), Scaramouche (1952), Something to Live For (1952), Shane (1953), and Written on the Wind (1956). Golden Boy is a 1939 Black-and-white Columbia Pictures Drama film based on the Clifford Odets play of the same For Whom the Bell Tolls is a 1943 film in Technicolor based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. Love Letters is a 1945 film adapted by Ayn Rand from the novel Pity My Simplicity by Christopher Massie. Samson and Delilah ( 1949) is a film made by Paramount Pictures, produced and directed by Cecil B My Favorite Spy is a 1951 Comedy film starring Bob Hope and Hedy Lamarr. Payment on Demand is a 1951 Drama film directed by Curtis Bernhardt. The Quiet Man is a American film starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen, and Barry Fitzgerald, and directed Scaramouche is a 1952 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer romantic Adventure film based on the 1921 novel Scaramouche by Rafael Something to Live For is a 1952 American Drama film directed by George Stevens. Shane is a 1953 Western film made by Paramount Pictures. It was produced and directed by George Stevens from a Screenplay Written on the Wind is a 1956 American Drama film directed by Douglas Sirk. His last film score was for Omar Khayyam, starring Cornel Wilde, filmed in 1956 and released by Paramount in 1957 after Young's death. Omar Khayyam (also released as The Life Loves and Adventures of Omar Khayyam and The Loves of Omar Khayyam) is an American movie Cornelius Louis Wilde ( October 13, 1915 &ndash October 16, 1989) was an American Actor and film director Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California.

At 57, Victor Young died in Palm Springs, California after a cerebral hemorrhage. Palm Springs is a desert city in Riverside County, California, approximately 111 miles (177 km east of Los Angeles and 136 miles (225 km northeast of A cerebral hemorrhage (or intracerebral hemorrhage, ICH) is a subtype of Intracranial hemorrhage that occurs within the Brain tissue itself

His family donated his artifacts and memorabilia (including his Oscar) to Brandeis University, where they are housed today. Brandeis University is a private research University with a Liberal arts focus located in Waltham Massachusetts, United States. [1]

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  1. ^ Brandeis Special Collections. The Internet Broadway Database ( IBDB) is an online Database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel Victor Young Collection. Retrieved on 2008-05-30. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following
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