Born: 1-Oct-1903
Birthplace: Kiev, Ukraine
Died: 5-Nov-1989
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Italy

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Pianist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Virtuoso pianist

Father: Simeon Horowitz (electrical engineer)
Mother: Sophie Bodik
Sister: Regina
Brother: Georg
Wife: Wanda Toscanini (dau. of Arturo Toscanini, m. 21-Dec-1933, until his death)

    University: Kiev Conservatory (1912-19)

    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1680 Vine Street (recordings)
    Wolf Prize in Arts 1982 (with Olivier Messiaen and Josef Tal)
    National Medal of Arts (posthumous) 1989
    Naturalized US Citizen 14-Dec-1945
    Shock Treatment

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