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Vernon Duke (10 October [O.S. 27 September] 1903 – 16 January 1969) [1] was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter who also wrote under his birth name, Vladimir Dukelsky.
Vernon Duke (born October 10, 1903, Parfyanovka, near Pskov, Russia—died January 16, 1969, Santa Monica, California, U.S.) was a Russian-born American composer noted for his sophisticated melodies for films, Broadway musicals, and revues.
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Vladimir Dukelsky was a much-respected Russian composer of classical music as well as a poet of some distinction. He became Vernon Duke, one of the most successful American songwriters sophisticated popular songs. He was born Vladimir Alexandrovich Dukelsky in Russia on October 10, 1903.
Vernon Duke ( 10 October [ O.S. 27 September] 1903 – 16 January 1969) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter who also wrote under his birth name, Vladimir Dukelsky.
Vernon Duke "Autumn in New York" is a jazz standard and popular song composed by Vernon Duke in Westport, Connecticut in the summer of 1934. It was written without a commission or for a specific show, but Duke offered it to producer Murray Anderson for his Broadway musical Thumbs Up!
Vernon Duke was Russian-born as Vladimir Dukelsky, a name he continued to use for his classical compositions and poetry. He began musical studies at the Kiev Conservatory, but the Bolshevik Revolution forced his family, with connections to Russian nobility, to flee to Turkey in 1920.
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Nov 22, 2021 · And so, from Vladimir Dukelsky we get Vernon Duke. Compared to his pal Gershwin who was able to cross over and make iconic contributions to the classical canon, Dukelsky’s contributions to his native form pale.
