Today is the birthday of the great Miklós Rózsa (1907-1995).

Rózsa receives his third Academy Award, from the hand of Gene Kelly. (BONUS: André Previn wins for his work on “Porgy and Bess.”)

Later, Rózsa conducted a suite from his most celebrated film score on the PBS series “Previn & the Pittsburgh.”

Previn interviews Rózsa, in the presence of John Williams. (Fun anecdote about Bernard Herrmann and slight regard for Herbert Stothart.)

Happy birthday, Miklós Rózsa!

PHOTO (right to left): Rózsa, Previn, and Williams in 1979