Will Marion Cook
William Mercer Cook, better known as Will Marion Cook, was an American composer, violinist, and choral director. Cook was a student of Antonín Dvořák. In 1919 he took his New York Syncopated Orchestra to England for a command performance for King George V of the United Kingdom, and tour. Cook is probably best known for his popular songs and landmark Broadway musicals, featuring African-American creators, producers, and casts, such as Clorindy, or The Origin of the Cake Walk (1898) and In Dahomey (1903). The latter toured for four years, including in the United Kingdom and United States.
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Male
Date of Birth
January 27th, 1869
Age
157
Birth Place
United States of America, District of Columbia
Date of Death
July 19th, 1944
Died Aged
75
Star Sign
Aquarius
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