biography
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Friml, (Charles) Rudolf
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pronunciation:
[friml]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1879–1972)
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| biography:
| Pianist and composer, born in Prague, Czech Republic (formerly Austria-Hungary). He studied under Dvorák at the Prague Conservatory and settled in the USA in 1906 (becoming a citizen in 1925). His completion of The Firefly (1912) for Victor Herbert initiated his long series of highly successful Broadway operettas (1912–34), containing such standards as ‘Indian Love Song’ from Rose Marie (1924), ‘Some Day’ from The Vagabond King (1925), and ‘The Donkey Serenade’ from the film version of The Firefly (1937). He also contributed to the Ziegfeld Follies (1921–5). After settling in Hollywood (1934) he scored numerous films, and at age 92 he became an original member of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame. |
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