Ferde Grofé
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 53 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 27,1892 |
| Zodiac sign | Aries |
| Born | New York City |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | April 3,1972 |
| Died | Santa Monica |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Anna May Lampton |
| Ruth Grofé | |
| Mildred Grizzelle | |
| Albums | Grofé: Grand Canyon Suite & Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (Transferred from the original Everest Records master tapes) |
| Children | Ferde Grofé, Jr. |
| Robert Grofé | |
| Delight Grofé | |
| Anne Grofé | |
| Job | Composer |
| Arranger | |
| Books | Grand Canyon Suite |
| 50 Years of the People's Republic of China | |
| Parents | Elsa Johanna Bierlich von Grofé |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
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| ID | 451249 |
Ferde Grofé Life story
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 tone poem, Grand Canyon Suite, and for having orchestrated George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue prior to its 1924 premiere.