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Victor Young Biography

Birth Name:Victor Young

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Music department, Actor

Fast Facts

  • In 1970, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame
  • Attended the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied piano
  • Trained as a concert violinist with the Warsaw Philharmonic
  • Has served as the music director of the radio series "Harvest of Stars․"
  • Worked as a composer on the 1933 Broadway musical "Murder at the Vanities․"
  • In 1944, he performed in the Broadway production "Winged Victory․"
  • Worked as a fiddler in the Million Dollar Theatre Orchestra

Awards

  • 1939Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 1939Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 1940Oscar-Best Music, Scoring: nominated
  • 1940Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 1940Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 1940Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 1941Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 1941Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 1941Oscar-Best Music, Original Score: nominated
  • 1941Oscar-Best Music, Score: nominated
  • 1942Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture: nominated
  • 1943Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1943Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1943Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1944Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1946Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1946Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1949Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture: nominated
  • 1950Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1951Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: nominated
  • 1952Golden Globe-Best Original Score: winner
  • 1953Golden Globe-Best Original Score: nominated
  • 1955Primetime Emmy-Best Original Music Composed for TV: nominated
  • 1957Oscar-Best Music, Original Song: nominated
  • 1957Oscar-Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture: winner