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Miklós Rózsa

1907 - 1995

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Miklós Rózsa (Hungarian: [ˈmikloːʃ ˈroːʒɒ]; April 18, 1907 – July 27, 1995) was a Hungarian-American composer trained in Germany (1925–1931) and active in France (1931–1935), the United Kingdom (1935–1940), and the United States (1940–1995), with extensive sojourns in Italy from 1953 onward. Best known for his nearly one hundred film scores, he nevertheless maintained a steadfast allegiance to absolute concert music throughout what he called his "double life". Rózsa achieved early success in Europe with his orchestral Theme, Variations, and Finale (Op. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miklós Rózsa has received more than 524,526 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Miklós Rózsa is the 307th most popular composer (down from 273rd in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 105th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Hungarian Composer.

Miklós Rózsa is most famous for his work on the film scores for Ben-Hur, Spellbound, and Quo Vadis.

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Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Miklós Rózsa ranks 307 out of 1,216. Before him are Sylvius Leopold Weiss, Georg Böhm, Andrea Luchesi, Joseph Lanner, Reynaldo Hahn, and André Campra. After him are Giovanni Bottesini, Clemens Krauss, Leonardo Leo, Keith Emerson, Hugo Alfvén, and Pietro Della Valle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, Miklós Rózsa ranks 59. Before him are Yoshiko Kawashima, W. H. Auden, Alexander R. Todd, Ernesto Geisel, Cesar Romero, and Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach. After him are Fabian von Schlabrendorff, Emilie Schindler, Ray Milland, Lars Ahlfors, Mahadevi Varma, and Horia Sima. Among people deceased in 1995, Miklós Rózsa ranks 53. Before him are Lola Flores, Ștefan Kovács, Rose Kennedy, Bob Ross, Lita Grey, and César Rodríguez Álvarez. After him are Ernest Walton, Mária Telkes, Alonzo Church, Eazy-E, Edda Mussolini, and James Meade.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Miklós Rózsa ranks 122 out of 866. Before him are John Harsanyi (1920), István Tisza (1861), George II Rákóczi (1621), Peter Lorre (1904), Bayan I (600), and Judit Polgár (1976). After him are Max Nordau (1849), Aurel Stein (1862), Imi Lichtenfeld (1910), Peter Delyan (1009), Miklós Jancsó (1921), and Marcel Grossmann (1878).

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Among COMPOSERS In Hungary

Among composers born in Hungary, Miklós Rózsa ranks 3. Before him are Zoltán Kodály (1882) and Emmerich Kálmán (1882). After him are Hans Richter (1843), Joseph Kosma (1905), Karl Goldmark (1830), Hans Swarowsky (1899), Ferenc Erkel (1810), Princess Maria Antonia Koháry (1797), Dora Pejačević (1885), Joseph Szigeti (1892), and Leó Weiner (1885).

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