Victor Cornelius (22 September 1897 in
Copenhagen, Denmark
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– 9 May 1961) was a
Danish composer, pianist, and singer.
He is best known for his songs ''Toner fra himlen'', ''Tre røde roser'', ''Lille kammerat'', ''Tak for gode som for onde år'', ''I en sal på hospitalet'' and ''Mor er den bedste i verden''. Cornelius also sung the first
Danish-language version of "
When You Wish Upon a Star" in the 1940 version of
Pinocchio
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Cornelius also composed for a number of films including:
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Alle går rundt og forelsker sig''
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Med fuld musik''
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Snushanerne
''Snushanerne'' is a 1936 Danish film directed by Lau Lauritzen Jr. and Alice O'Fredericks.
Cast
* Per Gundmann
* Kai Holm
* Arthur Jensen
* Sigurd Langberg
* Lau Lauritzen, Jr.
* Connie Meiling
* Carl Viggo Meincke
* Carola Merrild
* Pall ...
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References
*''This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia.''
20th-century Danish composers
Danish film score composers
1897 births
1961 deaths
Danish pianists
20th-century pianists
Male pianists
Male film score composers
20th-century Danish male musicians
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