Larry Adler
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Larry Adler was an American harmonica virtuoso and composer renowned for popularizing the harmonica as a serious concert instrument and collaborating with leading classical and popular musicians of the 20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Larry Adler canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
composer
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harmonica player ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930 ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy nomination for The Glory of Gershwin ⓘ |
| birthName | Lawrence Cecil Adler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Golders Green Crematorium, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
André Previn
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Darius Milhaud NERFINISHED ⓘ Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoagy Carmichael NERFINISHED ⓘ Jascha Heifetz NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Vaughan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Sting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1914-02-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2001-08-06 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the greatest harmonica players of the 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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popular music ⓘ |
| givenName | Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Patricia Adler
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Peter Adler NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendy Adler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument | harmonica ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| notableFor |
popularizing the harmonica as a serious concert instrument
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virtuoso harmonica performances ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Glory of Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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film score composer ⓘ harmonica player ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Baltimore, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | London, England, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalEvent | blacklisted during the McCarthy era in the United States ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | London, England, United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Eileen Walser
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Sally Kline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workOn | A Christmas Carol (1951 film score contribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wroteMusicFor | Genevieve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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