Victor Cornelius (22 September 1897 – 9 May 1961) was a Danish composer, pianist, and singer, born in

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. 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

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. Cornelius also composed for a number of films including: *''

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*''This article was initially translated from the Danish Wikipedia.'' 20th-century Danish composers Danish classical composers Danish film score composers 1897 births 1961 deaths Danish male classical pianists 20th-century Danish pianists Danish male film score composers 20th-century Danish male musicians {{Denmark-composer-stub