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Miklós Rózsa (April 18, 1907 - July 23, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer, best known for his film scores. He was born in Budapest. The recipient of 17 Academy Award nominations, he won 3 Oscars: for Spellbound, A Double Life, and Ben-Hur (1959). April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). ...
1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ...
1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
A composer is a person who writes music. ...
A film score is the background music in a film, generally specially written for the film and often used to heighten emotions provoked by the imagery on the screen or by the dialogue. ...
Budapest (pronounced BOO-dah-pesht, IPA ), the capital city of Hungary and the countrys principal political, industrial, commercial and transportation centre, has more than 1. ...
Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ...
There have been at least two movies with the title Spellbound: Spellbound, a 1945 movie about a mental asylum directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ...
A Double Life is a 1947 film noir film which tells the story of an actor whose personal life takes on the characters that he is portraying. ...
Ben-Hur is a 1959 film directed by William Wyler and is, today, the best_known version of the film based on the Ben-Hur book by Lew Wallace. ...
1959 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Notable film scores The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 swashbuckler film which tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph. ...
The Jungle Book (1967 movie) French edition, 1957. ...
Double Indemnity is a 1944 film noir that tells the story of an insurance investigator who finds himself entwined in a plot to kill a womans husband. ...
There have been at least two movies with the title Spellbound: Spellbound, a 1945 movie about a mental asylum directed by Alfred Hitchcock. ...
The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry. ...
The Killers, also known as Ernest Hemingways The Killers is a black and white film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster. ...
A Double Life is a 1947 film noir film which tells the story of an actor whose personal life takes on the characters that he is portraying. ...
The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 film noir directed by John Huston and starring Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, Marc Lawrence, Barry Kelley, Anthony Caruso, Teresa Celli, and Marilyn Monroe. ...
Quo Vadis? (the title is Latin, meaning Where are you going?), is a 1951 Biblical epic film that tells the story of a Roman soldier, returning from the wars, who falls in love with a Christian and becomes intrigued by her religion. ...
Ivanhoe book cover Ivanhoe is a novel by Sir Walter Scott. ...
Julius Caesar is a 1953 film based upon the William Shakespeare play Julius Caesar. ...
Ben-Hur is a 1959 film directed by William Wyler and is, today, the best_known version of the film based on the Ben-Hur book by Lew Wallace. ...
For the movie of this name, see King of Kings (movie). ...
El Cid is a 1961 movie which was a highly romanticized story of the life of the Spanish knight El Cid. ...
The article is about the Frank M. Robinson science fiction novel and 1968 film. ...
Time After Time DVD Time After Time is a 1979 American film produced by Orion Pictures, starring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, David Warner, and Charles Cioffi. ...
Concert works His best known concert work is the orchestral Theme, Variations and Finale. There is also an early string trio, a piano quintet, two string quartets, concertos for violin, viola, cello and for violin and cello, and other works. A string trio is a group of three string instruments or a piece written for such a group. ...
A piano quintet is a chamber musical ensemble made up of one piano and four other instruments, or the name of a piece written for such a group. ...
The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ...
Origin Etymology Concerto (from the Latin concertus, from certare, to strive, also confused with concentus), in its most general sense, is a name for a piece of classical music in which there are two distinct groups of instruments, one larger than the other. ...
External link - IMDb filmography (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000067/)
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