Larry Adler

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Larry Adler was an American harmonica virtuoso and composer renowned for popularizing the harmonica as a serious concert instrument and collaborating with leading classical and popular musicians of the 20th century.

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Larry Adler canonical 2

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instanceOf composer ⓘ
harmonica player ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930 ⓘ
awardReceived Grammy nomination for The Glory of Gershwin ⓘ
birthName Lawrence Cecil Adler ⓘ
burialPlace Golders Green Crematorium, London ⓘ
collaboratedWith André Previn ⓘ
Darius Milhaud ⓘ
Elton John ⓘ
George Gershwin ⓘ
Hoagy Carmichael ⓘ
Jascha Heifetz ⓘ
Kate Bush ⓘ
Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ
Sting ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1914-02-10 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2001-08-06 ⓘ
describedAs one of the greatest harmonica players of the 20th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish American ⓘ
genre classical music ⓘ
popular music ⓘ
givenName Lawrence ⓘ
hasChild Patricia Adler ⓘ
Peter Adler ⓘ
Wendy Adler ⓘ
instrument harmonica ⓘ
language English ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ
notableFor popularizing the harmonica as a serious concert instrument ⓘ
virtuoso harmonica performances ⓘ
notableWork The Glory of Gershwin ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
film score composer ⓘ
harmonica player ⓘ
placeOfBirth Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath London, England, United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: London, England
politicalEvent blacklisted during the McCarthy era in the United States ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
residence London, England, United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: London, England
spouse Eileen Walser ⓘ
Sally Kline ⓘ
workOn A Christmas Carol (1951 film score contribution) ⓘ
wroteMusicFor Genevieve ⓘ

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King and Country → musicBy → Larry Adler ⓘ
A High Wind in Jamaica → composer → Larry Adler ⓘ