Joseph Kosma

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Joseph Kosma (22 October 1905 – 7 August 1969) was a Hungarian-French composer. Kosma was born József Kozma in Budapest, where his parents taught stenography and typing. He had a brother, Ákos. A maternal relative was the photographer László Moholy-Nagy, and another was the conductor Georg Solti. He started to play the piano at age five, and later took piano lessons. At the age of 11, he wrote his first opera, Christmas in the Trenches. After completing his education at the Secondary Grammar School Franz-Josef, he attended the Academy of Music in Budapest, where he studied with Leo Weiner. He also studied with Béla Bartók at the Liszt Academy, receiving diplomas in composition and conducting. He won a grant to study in Berlin in 1928, where he met Lilli Apel, another musician, whom he later married. Kosma also met and studied with Hanns Eisler in Berlin. He became acquainted with Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel. Kosma and his wife emigrated to Paris in 1933. Eventually, he met Jacques Prévert, who introduced him to Jean Renoir. During the 1930s Kosma teamed up with Prévert to set a number of Prévert's poems to music, and have them recorded by popular singers. Several of these were hits. Kosma also composed scores to Renoir's films including La Grande Illusion (1937), La Bête Humaine (The Human Beast, 1938), and La Règle du jeu (The Rules of the Game, 1939). During World War II and the Occupation of France, Kosma was placed under house arrest in the Alpes-Maritimes region and was banned from composition. However, Prévert managed to arrange for Kosma to contribute music for films with other composers fronting for him. Under this arrangement, he wrote the "pantomime" of the music for Les Enfants du Paradis (1945), made under the occupation but released after the liberation. Among his other credits are the scores to Voyage Surprise (1946) and Le Testament du docteur Cordelier (The Doctor's Horrible Experiment, 1959), the last of which was made for television. He was also known for writing the standard classical-jazz piece "Les feuilles mortes" ("Autumn Leaves"), with French lyrics by Prévert and later English lyrics by Johnny Mercer, which was derived from music in Marcel Carné's film Les Portes de la Nuit (1946). The song was featured in the eponymous 1956 film starring Joan Crawford. Source: Article "Joseph Kosma" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1905-10-22
  • event Death Date 1969-08-07
  • school Known for: Sound
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  • info Birth Place Budapest, Hungary
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Grand Illusion

1937-06-04

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The Cape of Hope

1951-11-14

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Thank Heaven for Small Favors

1963-08-28

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La Fenêtre

1970-08-02

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The Green Glove

1952-02-28

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Dawn on the Third Day

1962-01-26

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Love Around the House

1947-08-27

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Croesus

1960-09-21

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People of No Importance

1956-02-15

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Crimson Curtain

1952-11-14

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Rhine Virgin

1953-11-13

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Jenny

1936-09-18

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Lost Souvenirs

1950-11-11

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Innocents in Paris

1953-07-22

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The Doctor's Dilemma

1959-01-01

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The Eleven O'Clock Woman

1948-03-03

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Man to Men

1948-10-01

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Snobs!

1962-09-05

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Street Singer

1938-10-28

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Passing through Lorraine

1950-12-31

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Noah's Ark

1947-08-20

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Judgement of God

1952-08-20

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Adieu Léonard

1943-09-01

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Wicked City

1949-11-16

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La Bête Humaine

1938-12-23

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Bethsabée

1947-11-21

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Without Leaving an Address

1951-01-17

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Truant School

1949-04-08

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Tamango

1958-01-24

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The Little Soldier

1947-08-27

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The Inspector Likes a Fight

1957-06-12

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Matisse ou Le talent de bonheur

1960-01-01

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Noah's Ark

1947-08-20

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The Secret of the Blue Men

1961-08-11

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Children of Paradise

1945-03-15

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Love and the Frenchwoman

1960-09-16

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Gates of the Night

1946-12-03

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Blood of the Beasts

1949-01-01

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Crossroads of Passion

1948-08-04

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Main Street

1956-10-26

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The Crime of Monsieur Lange

1936-01-24

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Picnic on the Grass

1959-11-11

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Experiment in Evil

1960-07-04

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Katia

1959-12-22

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That Is the Dawn

1956-05-09

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The Little Theatre of Jean Renoir

1974-05-02

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In the French Style

1963-09-18

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Ma Jeannette et mes copains

1953-08-01

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The Eighth Day

1960-02-24

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Goubbiah and the Gipsy Girl

1956-03-14

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Torticola versus Frankensberg

1952-04-19

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The Rules of the Game

1939-07-09

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I'll Get Back to Kandara

1956-12-20

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At the Grand Balcony

1949-11-30

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A Day in the Country

1946-05-21

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The Lovers of Verona

1949-03-07

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Fugitive from Montreal

1950-11-17

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Elena and Her Men

1956-09-12

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Kitosch, the Man Who Came from the North

1967-03-23

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Wolves Hunt at Night

1952-02-06

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The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird

1953-05-29

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No Exit

1954-12-22

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Juliette, or Key of Dreams

1951-05-18

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La Marseillaise

1938-02-10

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Perfectionist

1951-11-28

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Shadow and Light

1951-06-27

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La Commune de Paris

1957-04-06

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Soupçons

1956-11-23

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The Elusive Corporal

1962-05-23

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Magic Village

1955-03-22

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A Certain Mr. Jo

1958-04-16

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Bitter Fruit

1967-01-11

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Black Jack

1950-11-20

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Disorder

1950-12-02

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The Case of Dr. Laurent

1957-04-03

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The Doll

1962-11-07

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Here Is the Beauty

1950-04-21

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The Fugitives

1955-05-10