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Andre or Andrea Ryder, born Andreas Anagnostou or Anagnostis (Arabic: أندريا رايـدر; Greek: Ανδρέας Αναγνώστου/Αναγνώστης; 1908–1971) was a Greek-Egyptian composer who lived and worked in Egypt in his later years.[1]

Andre Ryder
Birth name	Andreas Anagnostou (Ανδρέας Αναγνώστου)
Also known as	Andre Ryder, Andrea Ryder
Born	10 August 1908 Greece
Died	5 March 1971(1971-03-05) (aged 62) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Genres	Film score
Occupation(s)	Composer

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 6 Greek films. His Egyptian films include; El Ard el Tayeba (1954), The Second Man (1959), Nessa Muharramat (1959), El Hub Keda (1961), Aghla Min Hayati (1965).[2]

Ryder was awarded the Order of the Republic by President Gamal Abdel Nasser.^{[citation needed]} He was celebrated as Best Composer in The Centenary of Andre Ryder held at Bibliotheca Alexandrina in 2008.[3]

Ryder was killed in a fight in Buenos Aires, Argentina, during one of his tours on 5 March 1971.^{[citation needed]}

Andre was a black belt in judo, muggers tried to rob him and roughing up ladies accompanying him he went into a fight but was stabbed to death

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