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Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Music. Show all posts
Saturday, February 20, 2021

Born Today February 20: Mary Garden

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1874-1967 Famed Scottish operatic soprano Mary Garden was born in Aberdeen on this day. Though born in Scotland, she spent her fo...
Sunday, August 2, 2020

Born Today August 2: Helen Morgan

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  1900-1941  Like Eva Tanguay, Helen Morgan was more famous for her live singing performances, and like Tanguay, she had a biopic ...
Saturday, July 18, 2020

Born Today July 18: Gene Lockhart

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  1891-1957     Canadian born actor Gene Lockhart was born Edwin Eugene Lockhart in London, Ontario on this day. His father was a...
Thursday, July 2, 2020

Born Today July 2: Albert Szirmai

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1880-1967 Hungarian born composer and Broadway music editor Albert Szirmai was born on this day in Budapest in the Austria-Hungary...
Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Born Today July 3: Alberto Lazzoli

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1906-1987 Brazilian musician, composer and conductor Alberto Rossi Lazzoli was born on this day in São Paulo.  He is principally r...
Monday, June 24, 2019

Born Today June 24: Phil Harris

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1904-1995 Song and dance man, actor and American comedian Wonga Philip (Phil) Harris was born on this date in Linton, Indiana to c...
Thursday, June 20, 2019

Born Today June 20: Jacques Offenbach

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1819-1880 German born composer Jacques Offenbach was born Jakob (or Jacob depending on the source) Offenbach on this day in Cologn...
Tuesday, June 5, 2018

Born Today June 5: Richard J. Jose

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1862-1941 Often listed as an "American countertenor," Richard J. Jose was in fact a British operatic singer born in Lann...
Saturday, May 27, 2017

Born Today May 27: Jacques Fromental Halévy (Not So Silent Edition)

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1799-1862 French composer [Jacques] Fromental Halévy was born Jacques-Françoise-Fromental-Élie Halévy on this date in Paris.  His ...
Monday, May 15, 2017

Born Today May 15: Michael William Balfe (Not So Silent Edition)

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1808-1870 Irish composer Michael William Balfe was born on this day in Dublin.  He showed extreme musical talent at a very early a...
Sunday, May 14, 2017

Born Today May 14: Alphons Czibulka (Not So Silent Edition)

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1842-1894 Austro-Hungarian musician, bandleader and song writer Alphons Czibulka was born on this day in Kirchdrauf/Szepeváralja, ...
Friday, April 28, 2017

Born Today April 28: George Leyton

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GEORGE LEYTON 1864-1948 Expat American songwriter and actor George Leyton was born today in New Orleans, LA.  Not a lot is known...
Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Born Today April 25 (Not So Silent Edition): James Pierpont

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1822-1893 American songwriter James Pierpont, born James Lord Pierpont, was born on this day in Boston, Mass (some sources wrongly...
Monday, April 24, 2017

Born Today April 24: Charles Nuitter

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1828-1899 French librettist Charles Nuitter (birth name Charles-Louis-Étienne Nuitter) was born on this day in Paris.  Not only di...
Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Born Today April 18: Franz von Suppé

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1819-1895 Opera composer Franz von Suppé was born on this day in Spalato, Dalmatia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (now ...