Eugene Zador

Eugene Zador (born Jenő Zádor; 5 November 1894, Bátaszék, Hungary – 4 April 1977, Hollywood, California) was a Hungarian and American composer.

Fearful for his safety due to his Jewish identity, he left Austria on the day of the Anschluss to return to Hungary.

He actively sought employment in the United States out of fear of the rise of Nazi Germany, and was able to successfully earn a post on the faculty of the New York College of Music.

He composed (anonymously) music for a number of film scores, but regarded his movie work as merely supportive of his own creative activity.

[7][1] He had a particular affinity for composing works in variation form based on Hungarian folk motifs, following in the tradition of Franz Liszt.