Rudolf Friml, Czech-American pianist, composer, and academic (died 1972)

Rudolf Friml

Czech composer (1879–1972)

Charles Rudolf Friml was a Czech-born composer of operettas, musicals, songs and piano pieces, as well as a pianist. After musical training and a brief performing career in his native Prague, Friml moved to the United States, where he became a composer. His best-known works are…