George Duning
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- 1908-02-25
- Died
- 2000-02-27
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George Duning (February 25, 1908 – February 27, 2000) was an American musician and film composer. He was born in Richmond, Indiana and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where his mentor was Mario Castelnouvo-Tedesco. During his early 20s played trumpet and piano for the Kay Kyser band, later arranging most of the music for Kyser's popular Kollege of Musical Knowledge radio program. It was during the Kyser band's appearance in Carolina Moon (1944) that Duning'
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- Born
- 25 February 1908
- Died
- 27 February 2000
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Richmond
- Place of death
- San Diego
- Occupation
- conductor
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- RCA Victor
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