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Georges Delerue

1925 - 1992

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Georges Delerue, pronounced [ʒɔʁʒ dɛlʁy], (12 March 1925 – 20 March 1992) was a French composer who composed over 350 scores for cinema and television. Delerue won numerous important film music awards, including an Academy Award for A Little Romance (1980), three César Awards (1979, 1980, 1981), two ASCAP Awards (1988, 1990), and one Gemini Award for Sword of Gideon (1987). He was also nominated for four additional Academy Awards for Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Julia (1977), and Agnes of God (1985), four additional César Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Genie Award for Black Robe (1991). The French newspaper Le Figaro named him "the Mozart of cinema." Delerue was the first composer to win three consecutive César Awards for Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1979), Love on the Run (1980), and The Last Metro (1981). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Delerue is the 418th most popular composer (down from 382nd in 2019), the 1,789th most popular biography from France (down from 1,733rd in 2019) and the 66th most popular French Composer.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Georges Delerue ranks 418 out of 1,451. Before him are Paul Abraham, Nicolaus Bruhns, Alexander Arutiunian, Maurice Duruflé, Ignaz Moscheles, and Boris Lyatoshinsky. After him are Mélanie Bonis, Ferdinand Hiller, Georg Muffat, Wolfgang Wagner, Hermann Abendroth, and Elmer Bernstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Georges Delerue ranks 114. Before him are Zvi Zamir, Willi Herold, Gore Vidal, Alexandre do Nascimento, John List, and Efim Geller. After him are Aliya Moldagulova, Flannery O'Connor, Honor Blackman, Warren Christopher, Bauer, and Innokenty Smoktunovsky. Among people deceased in 1992, Georges Delerue ranks 65. Before him are Nikolay Bogolyubov, Rihei Sano, Judith Anderson, Larbi Benbarek, Abbas al-Musawi, and Rafael Orozco Maestre. After him are Banine, Amjad Khan, Albert Pierrepoint, Lina Bo Bardi, Gavriil Ilizarov, and Koča Popović.

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In France

Among people born in France, Georges Delerue ranks 1,789 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Marc Ayrault (1950), Félix Gouin (1884), Marguerite Long (1874), Bob Denard (1929), Louise of France (1737), and William V, Duke of Aquitaine (969). After him are Diane de France (1538), Germain of Paris (496), John of Montfort (1294), Joseph Gallieni (1849), James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (1670), and Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé (1736).

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Among COMPOSERS In France

Among composers born in France, Georges Delerue ranks 66. Before him are Louis Durey (1888), André Jolivet (1905), Charles Koechlin (1867), Henri Dutilleux (1916), Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689), and Maurice Duruflé (1902). After him are Mélanie Bonis (1858), Georg Muffat (1653), Yo-Yo Ma (1955), Alexandre Guilmant (1837), Gabriel Pierné (1863), and Jaufre Rudel (1125).

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