AKA George Albert Shearing

Born: 13-Aug-1919
Birthplace: London, England

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

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: George Shearing Quintet

Father: James phillip Shearing
Mother: Ellen Amelia Brightner
Sister: Mary
Sister: Dolly
Sister: Lilly
Sister: Margaret
Brother: James
Wife: Beatrice Gladys Bayes (m. 1-May-1941, one daughter)
Daughter: Wendy Ann
Wife: Ellie (m. 1984)

    High School: Linden Lodge School for the Blind, London

    George Shearing Quintet (1949-78)
    Oscar Pettiford Trio
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1716 Vine St. (recording)
    Officer of the British Empire
    Knighthood 2007
    Naturalized US Citizen 1956
    Risk Factors: Blindness

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Jazz on a Summer's Day (28-Mar-1960) Himself

Official Website:
http://www.georgeshearing.net/

Author of books:
Lullaby of Birdland (2005, memoir, with Alyn Shipton)

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