Bill Smith
Sign in to saveAmerican poker player (1934-1996)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Bill Smith is referenced by 105 other articles, and connects out to World Series of Poker bracelet, Nevada and alcoholism.
It sits within the topics 1934 births, 1996 deaths and American poker players.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 121
Top works
- Alice, the musical
- The Capistrano Story
- The history of Pooncarie and district
- Completa Guía de Viajes
- Search for the Grave
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1969-08-06
- Active to
- 2003-10-21
Discography
- Shytown / No Confidence Man1994
- Roman Candle1994
- Needle in the Hay1995
- Elliott Smith1995
- Speed Trials1996
- Division Day / No Name #61997
- Either/Or1997
- Ballad of Big Nothing1998
- XO1998
- Waltz #2 (XO)1998
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 2,315
- Total plays
- 11,110
Tags
William Overton Smith (Bill), composer, clarinet; b. Sacramento, California, 1926. Clarinet at 10: theory, harmony at 16. To NYC; studied at Juilliard; later for several years with Darius Milhaud at Mills College in Oakland, California. While at Mills, met fellow-student Dave Brubeck ans formed octet with him. M.A. in music 1952; became teacher at colleges while continuing to play and write all kinds of music including jazz. Won Prix de Rome, later settled in Rome working on Guggenheim grant. <a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bill
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Roswell
- Place of death
- Las Vegas
- Occupation
- poker player
- Sport
- poker
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- date of birth
- 1934-03-14
- date of death
- 1996-02-28
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