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Oscar Straus

Oscar Straus
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Oscar Nathan Straus was a Viennese composer of operettas, film scores, and songs. He also wrote about 500 cabaret songs, chamber music, and orchestral and choral works. His original name was actually Strauss, but for professional purposes he deliberately omitted the final 's'.

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  1. Florent SchmittSeptember 28, 1870 – August 17, 1958
  2. Franz LehárApril 30, 1870 – October 24, 1948
  3. Leopold GodowskyFebruary 13, 1870 – November 21, 1938
  4. Louis VierneOctober 8, 1870 – June 2, 1937
  5. Oscar Straus (this page)March 6, 1870 – January 11, 1954
  6. Vítězslav NovákDecember 5, 1870 – July 18, 1949

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