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Alton Glen "Glenn" Miller (March 1, 1904; [citation needed] disappeared December 15, 1944; declared dead December 16, 1945) was an American big band conductor, arranger, composer, trombone player, and recording artist before and during World War II, when he was an officer in the US Army Air Forces.
- Alton Glen Miller, March 1, 1904, Clarinda, Iowa, U.S.
- Declared dead in absentia, December 16, 1945 (aged 41)
- December 15, 1944 (aged 40), over English Channel
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Was Glenn Miller? Bandleader and musician Glenn Miller inspired the World War II generation. He was one of the most popular bandleaders in the late 1930s and early 1940s with such songs...
Soundtrack: Wild at Heart. Alton Glenn Miller was born on March 1, 1904, in Clarinda, Iowa; the son of Lewis Elmer and Mattie Lou Cavender Miller. He started his music studies when his father gave him a mandolin. He soon traded the mandolin for an old horn. In 1916 he switched to trombone.
- March 1, 1904
- December 15, 1944
5 days ago · Glenn Miller (born March 1, 1904, Clarinda, Iowa, U.S.—died Dec. 16, 1944, at sea en route from London to Paris) was an American big band leader, arranger, composer, and trombonist, considered the premier musical symbol of the World War II generation.
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Miller’s Early Years. Glenn Miller was born Alton Glenn Miller on March 1, 1904, in Clarinda, Iowa. His parents, Elmer and Mattie Lou Miller, soon moved their family from Iowa first to Nebraska, then to Missouri, and eventually, to Fort Morgan, Colorado.
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