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Red Norvo

AKA Kenneth Norville

Born: 31-Mar-1908
Birthplace: Beardstown, IL
Died: 6-Apr-1999
Location of death: Santa Monica, CA
Cause of death: unspecified

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

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Jazz xylophonist

Wife: Mildred Rinker ("Mildred Bailey", singer, m. 1933, div. 1945, d. 12-Dec-1951)
Son: Kevin (d. 1970 accidental gunshot)
Wife: Eve Rogers (d. 1992)

    University: University of Missouri (attended 1926-27)

    Red Norvo and His Orchestra
    Benny Goodman Sextet
    Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1991
    Stroke

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Hands of a Stranger (22-Apr-1962)
    Screaming Mimi (25-Jun-1958)





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