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George Theophilus Walker (June 27, 1922 – August 23, 2018) was an American composer, pianist, and organist, [1] and the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, [2] which he received for his work Lilacs in 1996. [3] Walker was married to pianist and scholar Helen Walker-Hill (May 26, 1936 – August 8, 2013) between 1960 ...
Malinda Jackson Parker ( c. 1903 – 1978) was a Liberian singer and pianist. She composed her own music and recorded the album The Liberian Landmark Joy around 1971. She served a term in the House of Representatives of Liberia representing Montserrado County. A well-known figure in Monrovia, she graduated from Morgan College in Baltimore.
International House is a 1933 American pre-Code comedy film starring Peggy Hopkins Joyce and W. C. Fields, directed by A. Edward Sutherland and released by Paramount Pictures. The tagline of the film was "The Grand Hotel of comedy". It is a mixture of comedy and musical acts tied together by a slim plot line, in the style of the Big Broadcast ...
Howard Blake. Howard David Blake OBE FRAM (born 28 October 1938) is an English composer, conductor, and pianist whose career has spanned more than 50 years and produced more than 650 works. [1] Blake's most successful work is his soundtrack for Channel 4 ’s 1982 film The Snowman, which includes the song "Walking in the Air".
Jackson Howard (Q28747756) From Wikidata. Jump to navigation Jump to search. American composer. ... American composer. Jackson Samuel Howard; Statements. instance of ...
Howard Harold Hanson (October 28, 1896 – February 26, 1981) was an American composer, conductor, educator, music theorist, and champion of American classical music. As director for 40 years of the Eastman School of Music , he built a high-quality school and provided opportunities for commissioning and performing American music.
Spouse. William Sherman Jackson. Awards. Harmon Foundation, 1928. May Howard Jackson (September 7, 1877 – July 12, 1931) was an African American sculptor and artist. Active in the New Negro Movement and prominent in Washington, D.C. 's African American intellectual circle in the period 1910–30, she was known as "one of the first black ...
