Refugee Composer Oscar Strauss Arrives in New York
Oscar Strauss, the Viennese composer known for Chocolate Soldiers and the Waltz Dream, is among refugees landing in New York aboard the Portuguese steamer Nyassa after an 11 day Lisbon crossing.
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1940
Page
5
Oscar Strauss, the Viennese composer known for Chocolate Soldiers and the Waltz Dream, is among refugees landing in New York aboard the Portuguese steamer Nyassa after an 11 day Lisbon crossing.
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