Ferde Grofé
American composer
Ferdinand Rudolph von Grofé, known as Ferde Grofé was an American composer, arranger, pianist, and instrumentalist. He is best known for his 1931 five-movement symphonic poem, Grand Canyon Suite, and for orchestrating George Gershwin's Rhapsody in... Wikipedia
Born: March 27, 1892, New York, NY
Died: April 3, 1972 (age 80 years), Santa Monica, CA
Parents: Elsa Johanna Bierlich von Grofé and Emil von Grofé
Spouse: Anna May Lampton (m. 1952–1972), Ruth Grofé (m. 1929–1951), and Mildred Grizzelle (m. 1916–1928)
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