# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/ben-webster-q438460
# Generated: 2026-08-14T20:44:47.573Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/ben-webster-q438460"
name: "Ben Webster"
slug: "ben-webster-q438460"
description: "Benjamin Francis Webster was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He performed in the United States and Europe and made many recordings with Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Johnny Hodges, and others."
tagline: "American jazz saxophonist (1909–1973)"
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birthDate: "1909-03-27"
deathDate: "1973-09-20"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump