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John Cage

American avant-garde composer (1912-1992).

Born October 5th, 1912 in Good Samaritan Hospital. [ref]

Died August 12th, 1992 at 79 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]

Occupations
composer, draftsperson, illustrator, music theorist, musicologist, mycologist, painter, philosopher, poet, university teacher, visual artist, writer
Website
johncage.org
Wikipedia
John_Cage
IMDB
John Cage @ imdb.com
Spotify
John Cage @ spotify.com

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