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David Rose

1910 - 1990

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David Daniel Rose (June 15, 1910 – August 23, 1990) was an American songwriter, composer, arranger, pianist, and orchestra leader. His best known compositions were "The Stripper", "Holiday for Strings", and "Calypso Melody". He also wrote music for many television series, including It's a Great Life, The Tony Martin Show, Little House on the Prairie, Highway to Heaven, Bonanza, Leave It to Beaver, and Highway Patrol, some under the pseudonym Ray Llewellyn. Rose's work as a composer for television programs earned him four Emmys. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Rose is the 528th most popular composer (up from 1,345th in 2019), the 1,691st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,002nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular British Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, David Rose ranks 528 out of 1,451. Before him are Francesco Maria Veracini, Albéric Magnard, Friedrich Wieck, Bernhard Crusell, Einojuhani Rautavaara, and Orlando Gibbons. After him are Frederick Delius, Pancho Vladigerov, Remo Giazotto, Franz Xaver Richter, Erwin Schulhoff, and Terry Riley.

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Among people born in 1910, David Rose ranks 99. Before him are He Zizhen, Armen Takhtajan, Sergey Gorshkov, J. Allen Hynek, Irmfried Eberl, and Miguel Hernández. After him are Remo Giazotto, Jack Shea, Enrique Guaita, Maurice Papon, Maria Cebotari, and Trygve Bratteli. Among people deceased in 1990, David Rose ranks 75. Before him are Curtis LeMay, Tadeusz Kantor, Nicola Abbagnano, Jim Henson, Samuel Noah Kramer, and Samuel Doe. After him are Dexter Gordon, Martin Ritt, Vaso Čubrilović, Attilio Demaría, Harold Eugene Edgerton, and Horst Sindermann.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Rose ranks 1,691 out of 8,785. Before him are Zara Tindall (1981), Orlando Gibbons (1583), Penda of Mercia (606), John Gurdon (1933), Paddy Roy Bates (1921), and John Vanbrugh (1664). After him are Frederick Delius (1862), John Farey Sr. (1766), Una O'Connor (1880), Renée Vivien (1877), Edward Balliol (1283), and George Young (1946).

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Among COMPOSERS In United Kingdom

Among composers born in United Kingdom, David Rose ranks 21. Before him are Ethel Smyth (1858), William Walton (1902), John Blow (1649), Thomas Arne (1710), Neville Marriner (1924), and Orlando Gibbons (1583). After him are Frederick Delius (1862), Albert Ketèlbey (1875), William Boyce (1711), Pasquale Anfossi (1727), John Bull (1562), and John Taverner (1490).

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