Erno Rapee

Hungarian-American conductor, composer, pianist & author.
Born 4 June 1891 in Budapest, Hungary.
Died 26 June 1945 in New York City, New York, USA.
Best known works: "Charmaine" (1920's) and "Diane" (1930's), successfully performed by The Bachelors in 1960's.
Rapee was the musical director with various theatres in New York. He was the chief conductor of the Radio City Symphony Orchestra from 1932-1945, whose music was also heard by millions over the air on the radio program Radio City Music Hall of the Air. He was under contract with Twentieth Century Fox and was musical director on over 30 films.
He was also the author of the Encyclopaedia of Music for Pictures, Motion Picture Moods for Pianists and Organists and other books.