# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/billy-strayhorn
# Generated: 2026-08-14T03:32:38.036Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/billy-strayhorn"
name: "Billy Strayhorn"
slug: "billy-strayhorn"
description: "William Thomas Strayhorn was an American jazz composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger who collaborated with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington for nearly three decades. His compositions include \"Take the 'A' Train\", \"Chelsea Bridge\", \"A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing\", and \"Lush Life\"."
tagline: "American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger (1915–1967)"
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gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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profileType:
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  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1915-11-29"
deathDate: "1967-05-31"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump