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- Born
- 1903
- Died
- 1969
- Works
- 17
Top works
- Lunch Time Musicals
- Poslanii︠a︡
- Nocturne for woodwind quintet and piano
- The Vernon Duke Songbook Vol 1
- Five Victorian songs, for voice and piano
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Vitebsk Voblast - Belarus
Born: Vladimir Alexandrovich Dukelsky on October 10, 1893 in what was the Russian Empire.
Known for
- The Crown — US Soldier2016
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Vernon Duke (October 10, 1903 - January 16, 1969) was a Russian-American composer/songwriter. Vernon Duke was born Vladimir Dukelsky in Parafianovo, Belarus, then Russia. Duke was a child prodigy, entering Kiev Conservatory in his pre-teens. He arrived in the United States in 1921. His first full Broadway score was for a 1932 revue called "Walk a Little Faster." His first full musical comedy was "Cabin in the Sky" in 1940. He is best known for "I Can't Get Started" with lyrics by Ira Gershwin,
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Vladimir
- Family name
- Duke
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Russian Empire
- Place of birth
- Parafjanava
- Place of death
- Santa Monica
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Educated at
- Ukrainian National Academy of Music
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Student of
- Boleslav Yavorsky
- Genre
- symphony
- Image
- Vernon Duke.jpg
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- birth name
- Уладзімір Аляксандравіч Дукельскі
- place of burial
- Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
- cause of death
- cancer
- date of birth
- 1903-10-10
- date of death
- 1969-01-16
- Commons category
- Vernon Duke
- pseudonym
- Vernon Duke
- manner of death
- natural causes
- writing language
- English language
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