Anton Karas Anton Karas Anton Karas (7 July 1906 – 10 January 1985) was a Viennese zither player and composer, best known for his internationally famous 1948 soundtrack to Carol Reed's "The Third Man", which came about as a result of a chance meeting. Born in Vienna, one of five children of a factory worker, Anton Karas was already keen on music as a child. He wanted to become a band leader, which because of the family's financial situation was impossible. However, he was allowed to learn to play an instrument, as were his two brothers and two sisters. He later reported
Michael Korda writer. In the mid-sixties Korda began to write freelance articles for "Glamour" magazine and eventually wrote their film review column for almost ten years. Korda also wrote for Clay Felker's "New York" magazine including a piece that eventually became his first book, "Male Chauvinism and How it Works at Home and in the Office". Korda's second book, "Power!", reached the number one spot on "The New York Times" Bestseller list in 1975. Korda the writer was represented by agent Lynn Nesbit. Among Korda's other books are "Charmed Lives", which the story of his father and his two uncles, and the