Tibor Polgár (1907–1993) was a Hungarian

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

film scores A film score is original music written specifically to accompany a film. The score comprises a number of orchestral, instrumental, or choral pieces called cues, which are timed to begin and end at specific points during the film in order to ...

.Petrucci p.529 After working for several decades in the Hungarian film industry, spanning both the Horthy era and the Communist period, he emigrated to

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

Selected filmography

* '' The New Landlord'' (1935) * ''

The Golden Man "The Golden Man" is an 11,600-word science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was received by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on June 24, 1953, and first published in the April 1954 issue of ''If (magazine), If'' magaz ...

'' (1936) * ''

Sensation Sensation (psychology) refers to the processing of the senses by the sensory system. Sensation or sensations may also refer to: In arts and entertainment In literature *Sensation (fiction), a fiction writing mode *Sensation novel, a British ...

'' (1936) * ''

Beauty of the Pusta ''Beauty of the Pusta'' (Hungarian: ''Pusztai szél'') is a 1937 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Steve Sekely and starring Mária Lázár, Pál Jávor and Ferenc Kiss.Cunningham p.227 It is based on a 1931 play of the same title by ...

'' (1937) * ''

Deadly Spring ''Deadly Spring'' (Hungarian: ''Halálos tavasz'') is a 1939 Hungarian drama film directed by László Kalmár and starring Pál Jávor, Katalin Karády and Éva Szörényi.Virginás p.35 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapest. The film' ...

'' (1939) * '' Rózsafabot'' (1940) * '' Haunting Spirit'' (1940) * '' The Gyurkovics Boys'' (1941) * ''

A Bowl of Lentils ''A Bowl of Lentils'' (Hungarian: ''Egy tál lencse'') is a 1941 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by Zoltán Farkas and starring Katalin Karády, Pál Jávor and Gyula Csortos. Rîpeanu p.114 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budapes ...

'' (1941) * '' Magdolna'' (1942) * '' The Perfect Family'' (1942) * ''

Sirius Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky. Its name is derived from the Greek word (Latin script: ), meaning 'glowing' or 'scorching'. The star is designated Canis Majoris, Latinized to Alpha Canis Majoris, and abbr ...

'' (1942) * '' Beautiful Star'' (1942) * '' Devil Rider'' (1944) * '' Something in the Water'' (1944) * '' The Schoolmistress'' (1945) * '' Song of the Cornfields'' (1947) * ''

The Siege of Beszterce ''The Siege of Beszterce'' (Hungarian: ''Beszterce ostroma'') is a 1948 Hungarian historical drama film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Klári Tolnay, Ida Turay and Andor Ajtay. It was based on the novel of the same title by Kálmán Mi ...

'' (1948) * ''

Gala Suit ''Gala Suit'' (Hungarian: ''Díszmagyar'') is a 1949 Hungarian comedy film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Gyula Benkö, Zsuzsa Bánki and Iván Darvas.https://port.hu/adatlap/film/tv/diszmagyar-diszmagyar/movie-14002 It was shot at th ...

'' (1949) * ''

Singing Makes Life Beautiful ''Singing Makes Life Beautiful'' (Hungarian: ''Dalolva szép az élet'') is a 1950 Hungarian musical comedy film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Imre Soós, Violetta Ferrari and Ferenc Ladányi.Liehm & Liehm p.152 It was shot at the Hun ...

'' (1950) * '' Déryné'' (1951) * '' Relatives'' (1954) * '' Keep Your Chin Up'' (1954) * ''

Accident An accident is an unintended, normally unwanted event that was not deliberately caused by humans. The term ''accident'' implies that the event may have been caused by Risk assessment, unrecognized or unaddressed risks. Many researchers, insurers ...

'' (1955) * ''

Sunday Romance ''Sunday Romance'' (Hungarian: ''Bakaruhában'') is a 1957 Hungarian period romantic drama film directed by Imre Fehér and starring Iván Darvas, Margit Bara and Sándor Pécsi. It is also known by the alternative title ''In Soldier's Unifo ...

'' (1957) * ''

Don Juan's Last Adventure ''Don Juan's Last Adventure'' (Hungarian: ''Don Juan legutolsó kalandja'') is a 1958 Hungarian drama film directed by Márton Keleti and starring Zoltán Várkonyi, Margit Bara and Antal Páger.Rîpeanu p.34 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios ...

'' (1958) * ''

Up the Slope ''Up the Slope'' (Hungarian: ''Felfelé a lejtön'') is a 1959 Hungarian romantic comedy film directed by Viktor Gertler and starring Erzsébet Házy, György Kálmán and Imre Ráday. Rîpeanu p.41 It was shot at the Hunnia Studios in Budape ...

'' (1959) * ''

Red Ink Rubrication is the addition of text in red ink to a manuscript for emphasis. Practitioners of rubrication, so-called ''rubricators'' or ''rubrishers'', were specialized scribes who received text from the original scribe. Rubrication was one of se ...

'' (1960) * '' In Praise of Older Women'' (1978)

References

Bibliography

* Petrucci, Antonio. ''Twenty Years of Cinema in Venice''. International Exhibition of Cinematographic Art, 1952. * Rîpeanu, Bujor. (ed.) ''International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Hungary (from the beginnings to 1988)''. Saur, 1981. * Wise, Wyndham. ''Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film''. University of Toronto Press, 2001.

External links

* 1907 births 1993 deaths Hungarian composers Hungarian male composers Hungarian film score composers Hungarian male film score composers Canadian composers Canadian male composers Canadian film score composers Canadian male film score composers Musicians from Budapest Hungarian emigrants to Canada {{Hungary-composer-stub