Les Brown
Sign in to saveAlso known as Leslie Brown, Leslie C. Brown, Leslie Calvin Brown, Brown
American politician and motivational speaker
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 110
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- Turning Point 2020 - Health Conference That Changed the World
- The pyramid
- Power of Hope
- Ship Craft Queen Elizabeth Class Battleships - Revised Edition
- ShipCraft 23
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Les Brown, Sr. (March 14, 1912 – January 24, 2001) and the Band of Renown are a big band that began in the big band era of the late 1930s and now performs under the direction of his son Les Brown, Jr. 'Les Brown and the Band of Renown' brought Doris Day into prominence with their recording of Sentimental Journey in 1945. The release of Sentimental Journey coincided with the end of WWII in Europe and was the homecoming theme for many veterans. They had nine other number-one hit songs, including
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leslie
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Miami
- Occupation
- motivational speaker
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Member of team
- Ottawa Rough Riders
- Image
- Les Brown speaking.jpg
- Work location
- Columbus
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- birth name
- Leslie Calvin Brown
- date of birth
- 1945-02-17
- name in native language
- Leslie Calvin "Les" Brown
- P10632
- Les Brown
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