Victor Young

Victor Young

music department, composer, actor

Victor Young was born on Aug 08, 1900 in USA. Victor Young's big-screen debut came with Anything Goes directed by Lewis Milestone in 1936. Victor Young is known for The Country Girl directed by George Seaton, Bing Crosby stars as Frank Elgin and Grace Kelly as Georgie Elgin. The upcoming new movie Victor Young plays is Run of the Arrow which will be released on Sep 05, 1957.

Violinist and conductor Victor Young was a prolific composer and arranger, who worked on more than 300 film scores over a period of twenty years. He came from an impoverished, but musical background and was trained on the violin at the Warsaw Imperial Conservatory, later studying piano in Paris under the French master Isidor Philipp. A prodigious talent, Young made his professional debut as a teenager with the Warsaw Philharmonic. However, World War I intervened, and he spent several months interned in a prison facility in Russia. Somehow, he was able to escape. By 1920, he had found his way to the United States and resumed work as a violinist with the Central Park Casino Orchestra in Chicago. He also diversified as an arranger and conductor for radio and the theatre. His first connection with the film industry came about, when he secured a position as assistant director with the Balaban and Katz cinema chain, writing and arranging as many as five (silent) film scores a week.

  • Birthday

    Aug 08, 1900

  • Place of Birth

    Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

The Country Girl
Movie
The Country Girl

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Johnny Guitar
Movie
Johnny Guitar

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Shane
Movie
Shane

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The Quiet Man
Movie
The Quiet Man

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Scaramouche
Movie
Scaramouche

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Gun Crazy
Movie
Gun Crazy

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The Big Clock
Movie
The Big Clock

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State of the Union
Movie
State of the Union

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Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Movie
Night Has a Thousand Eyes

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The Blue Dahlia
Movie
The Blue Dahlia

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