Andre Ryder, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andre Ryder

Date of Birth: 10-Aug-1908

Place of Birth: Greece

Date of Death: 05-Mar-1971

Profession: composer

Nationality: Greece

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Andre or Andrea Ryder, born Andreas Anagnostou or Anagnostis (Arabic: ?????? ???????; Greek: ??d??a? ??a???st??/??a???st??; 1908–1971) was a Greek composer who lived and worked in Egypt in his later years.Ryder travelled to Egypt and lived there and worked as a film composer, and was granted Egyptian citizenship in 1970.
He composed music for 61 Egyptian films and 6 Greek films.Ryder was awarded the Order of the Republic by President Gamal Abdel Nasser.
He was celebrated as Best Composer in The Centenary of Andre Ryder held at Bibliotheca Alexandrina in 2008.Ryder was killed in a fight in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during one of his tours on 5 March 1971.