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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/423/ferde-grofe: accessed ), memorial page for Ferde Grofe (27 Mar 1892–3 Apr 1972), Find a Grave Memorial ID 423, citing Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.
Ferde Grofé died in Santa Monica, California, on April 3, 1972, aged 80, and was buried in the Mausoleum of the Golden West at the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. He left four children, Ferdinand Rudolf Jr., Anne, Robert, and Delight, all of the Los Angeles area.
Ferde Grofé died in Santa Monica, California, on April 3, 1972, aged 80, and was buried in the Mausoleum of the Golden West at the Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. He left four children, Ferdinand Rudolf Jr., Anne, Robert, and Delight, all of the Los Angeles area.
Ferde Grofe 1892 - 1972 Ferde Grofe is the noted conductor, pianist, violinist, arranger and composer that created the Grand Canyon Suite. Grofe played for the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra and also played jazz piano for Paul Whitman and did orchestration with Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
Ferde Grofé was an American composer and arranger known for his orchestral works as well as for his pioneering role in establishing the sound of big band dance music. Grofé was reared in Los Angeles, where his father was an actor and singer and his mother taught music and played cello.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Grofé taught at the Juilliard School of Music from 1939 to 1943, and he was involved with national music educational projects. The composer was married three times, passing away on April 3, 1972 in Santa Monica, California. He is buried in InglewoodParkCemetery.
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Shortly before celebrating his 80th birthday, the American composer, arranger, pianist, and instrumentalist Ferde Grofé (1892-1972) died in Santa Monica, California. As we celebrate the 50th year of his passing, he might not be a household name.
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