Claude Thornhill

American pianist, composer and arranger (1909–1965)

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1908-08-10
Active to: 1965-07-01

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Claude Thornhill (Terre Haute, Indiana, August 10, 1908 – July 1, 1965, Caldwell, New Jersey) was an American pianist, arranger, composer, and bandleader. He composed the jazz and pop standards "Snowfall" and "I Wish I Had You", the last recorded by Billie Holliday. As a youth, he was recognized as an extraordinary talent and formed a traveling duo with Danny Polo, a musical prodigy on the clarinet and trumpet from nearby Clinton, Indiana. As a student at Garfield High School in Terre Haute, he

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Instance of: human
Given name: Claude
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Terre Haute
Place of death: New York City
Occupation: jazz musician
Genre: jazz
Instrument: jazz piano
Record label: RCA Victor
Conflict: World War II
Image: Claude Thornhill (Gottlieb 08531).jpg

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date of birth: 1908-04-10
date of death: 1965-07-01
cause of death: myocardial infarction
manner of death: natural causes
Commons category: Claude Thornhill
start of work period: 1924-00-00

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