Kilényi Ede
Composer
Place of Birth
Békésszentandrás
Date of Birth
1884
Edward (Ede) Kilényi sr. (January 25, 1884 in Békésszentandrás, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary] - August 15, 1968 in Tallahassee, Florida, USA) Composer, author, conductor and teacher, educated at the Hungarian State College (BA), the National Music School in Rome (with Mascagni), and Columbia University (MA, Ph.D) on a fellowship with Rybner and Mason. He came to the USA in 1908, became a US citizen in 1915, and joined ASCAP in 1927. He authored many articles on music, and was a teacher of George Gershwin. He was a music director for film theatres in New York, and composed and arranged for and supervised Hollywood studios' music departments for thirty years, as well as offering private music study in Los Angeles.
| Title | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Abie´s Irish Rose | Film music | 1928 |
| African Holiday | Film music | 1937 |
| Angelina o el honor de un brigadier | Film music | 1935 |
| The Woman Men Yearn For | Film music | 1931 |
| Because of Eve (The Story of Life) | Film music | 1948 |
| Belle Starr´s Daughter | Film music | 1948 |
| Tillie´s Punctured Romance | Film music | 1914 |
| Clipped Wings | Film music | 1937 |
| College March | Orchestral work | 1929 |
| Drollery | Orchestral work | 1928 |
| Folk Songs from Mexico and South America | Solo voice(s) with solo instrument(s) | 1914 |
| Headin´ East | Film music | 1937 |
| His People | Film music | 1925 |
| Hotel Continental | Film music | 1932 |
| Igloo | Film music | 1932 |
| International Crime | Film music | 1938 |
| Nation Aflame | Film music | 1937 |
| The Adventures of Chico | Film music | 1938 |
| The Midnight Sun | Film music | 1926 |
| The Overland Express | Film music | 1938 |
| The Tender Years | Film music | 1948 |
| The Terror of Tiny Town | Film music | 1938 |
| Topa Topa | Film music | 1938 |
| Outside the Law | Film music | 1922 |
| Zamboanga | Film music | 1938 |