Van Cliburn
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. (July 12, 1934 – February 27, 2013) was an American classical pianist.
Cliburn was born in Shreveport, Louisiana on July 12, 1934. He moved to Kilgore, Texas at age six. He died on February 27, 2013 from bone cancer in Fort Worth, Texas, aged 78.[1]
As an honour, a street in Fort Worth, Texas was named after him.
Van Cliburn Media
Cliburn with his mother in the Netherlands in 1966
Photograph of First Lady Betty Ford, Prime Minister Harold Wilson of Great Britain, Happy Rockefeller, Cary Grant, Eileen Mehle, Van Cliburn, Mrs. Winston Guest, Danny Kaye, Margaret Truman Daniel, and British Secretary of State James Callaghan Seated in the State Dining Room during a State Dinner Honoring Prime Minister Wilson
Pianist Van Cliburn, 20 September 2004, receiving the Order of Friendship.
Van Cliburn Way in the Fort Worth Cultural District
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References
- ↑ "Van Cliburn dies; American classical pianist was 78". Associated Press (via Fox News). February 27, 2013.
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