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Victor Young

1900 - 1956

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Albert Victor Young (August 8, 1899– November 10, 1956) was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor. Young was posthumously awarded the Academy Award for Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture for Around the World in 80 Days at the 29th Academy Awards in 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Victor Young is the 707th most popular musician (down from 638th in 2019), the 3,925th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,273rd in 2019) and the 220th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Victor Young ranks 707 out of 3,175. Before him are Jeff Buckley, Xaver Scharwenka, Eddie Gómez, Josef Suk, Steve Lacy, and Stephen Morris. After him are Klaus Voormann, Fou Ts'ong, David Knopfler, Jim Lea, Enrico Toselli, and Dick Dale.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Victor Young ranks 144. Before him are Carola Neher, Mary Cartwright, Victor Kugler, Hellmuth Walter, Antun Augustinčić, and Johanna Wolf. After him are Manuel Fleitas Solich, Isaak Dunayevsky, Richard Hughes, William Stevenson, Grigory Shtern, and Mica Todorović. Among people deceased in 1956, Victor Young ranks 100. Before him are Carl Brockelmann, Jimmie Angel, Clifford Brown, Norman L. Bowen, Marcel Griaule, and Frigyes Riesz. After him are George Sarton, Walter Gieseking, Heinrich Barkhausen, Stan Ockers, Eduardo Lonardi, and Jean Hersholt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Victor Young ranks 3,925 out of 20,380. Before him are Herman Wouk (1915), William Devane (1939), James Foley (1973), Mariska Hargitay (1964), Deborah Lipstadt (1947), and Robert Hanssen (1944). After him are Bill Kristol (1952), LL Cool J (1968), Isabella Karle (1921), Robert Kerman (1947), Chuck Grassley (1933), and Marlon Jackson (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Victor Young ranks 220. Before him are Jelly Roll Morton (1890), Suzanne Vega (1959), Rufus Wainwright (1973), Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929), Jeff Buckley (1966), and Steve Lacy (1934). After him are Dick Dale (1937), Willy DeVille (1950), Robert Gordon (1947), Michael Stipe (1960), Lonnie Johnson (1899), and Louis Prima (1910).

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