Will Marion Cook
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African American composer and violinist (1869–1944)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- In Dahomey
- Black Bohemia
- Black Bohemia, or, Darkydom
- Songs of sunny lands, or, Darkydom
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1869-01-27
- Active to
- 1944-07-19
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 309
- Total plays
- 822
Tags
oldiesjazzschellack-schatzschellack schatz
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Will
- Family name
- Cook
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Abbie Mitchell
- Occupation
- conductor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Antonín Dvořák
- Image
- Will-Marion-Cook-NYPL-1910.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- cause of death
- pancreatic cancer
- date of birth
- 1869-01-27
- date of death
- 1944-07-20
- manner of death
- natural causes
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- Commons category
- Will Marion Cook
Sources (1)
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