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Hoagy Carmichael

American composer, pianist, singer, actor and bandleader (1899-1981) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 82

Hoagland Howard Carmichael was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor, author and lawyer.

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Awards

Grammy Trustees Award2005
Academy Award for Best Original Song1952
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s and 1940s, and was among the first singer-songwriters in the age of mass media to use new communication technologies such as radio broadcasts, television, microphones, and sound recordings.

Country
United States
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1981 · aged 82

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