1893 - 1969
Vernon Duke American Composer
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Vernon Duke was previously married to Kay McCracken (1957 - 1969).
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American Composer Vernon Duke was born Vladimir Alexandrovich Dukelsky on 10th October, 1893 in Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire and passed away on 16th Jan 1969 Santa Monica, California aged 75. He is most remembered for April in Paris. His zodiac sign is Libra.
Vernon Duke is a member of the following lists: Disease-related deaths in California, American musical theatre composers and 1969 deaths.
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Details
| First Name |
Vernon
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| Middle Name |
Alexandrovich
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| Last Name |
Duke
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| Full Name at Birth |
Vladimir Alexandrovich Dukelsky
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| Birthday |
10th October, 1893
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| Birthplace |
Minsk Governorate, Russian Empire
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| Died |
16th January, 1969
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| Place of Death |
Santa Monica, California
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| Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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| Build |
Average
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Composer, Songwriter
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| Occupation |
Composer
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| Claim to Fame |
April in Paris
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Broadway musicals, Classical
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| Music Genre |
Vocal
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| Music Style |
Traditional Pop, Show Tunes, Cast Recordings, Stage & Screen, Classical
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| Instrument |
Songwriter
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Vernon Duke (10 October [O.S. 27 September] 1903 – 16 January 1969) was an American composer/songwriter, who also wrote under his original name, Vladimir Dukelsky. He is best known for "Taking a Chance on Love" with lyrics by Ted Fetter and John Latouche (1940), "I Can't Get Started" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin (1936), "April in Paris" with lyrics by E. Y. ("Yip") Harburg (1932), and "What Is There To Say" for the Ziegfeld Follies of 1934, also with Harburg. He wrote the words and music for "Autumn in New York" (1934) for the revue Thumbs Up! Vernon collaborated with lyricists such as Johnny Mercer, Ira Gershwin, Ogden Nash and Sammy Cahn.
