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1905–83, American actor, b. Grand Island, Nebr. He had considerable stage experience, appearing in such plays as Mr. Roberts (1948), The Caine Mutin...
1930–, African-American saxophonist and composer, b. Fort Worth, Tex. Largely self-taught, he began playing the alto saxophone in rhythm-and-blues b...
(är´l n) (KEY) , 1905–86, American jazz and popular composer, b. Buffalo, N.Y., as Hyman Arluck. Arlen sang from the age of 7 in the synagogue whe...
(k lp ´tr k) (KEY) , 1871–1965, American philosopher, b. White Plains, Ga., grad. Mercer College, 1891, Ph.D. Columbia, 1912, and studied at Johns ...
(Benjamin David Goodman), 1909–86, American clarinetist, composer, and band leader, b. Chicago. Goodman studied clarinet at Hull House. In Chicago h...
(b k´ r k´´) (KEY) , 1929–, American composer, arranger, and conductor, b. Kansas City, Mo. He began his career playing piano with jazz bands in ...