| LC control no. | n 50033672 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML422.M44 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Miller, Glenn, 1904-1944 |
| Variant(s) | Miller, Alton Glenn, 1904-1944 |
| See also | Conductor of: American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Forces Conductor of: Glenn Miller Army Air Force Orchestra |
| Biography/History note | Glenn Miller (1904-1944) was an American band leader and trombonist. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1904-03-01 |
| Death date | 1944-12-15 |
| Place of birth | Clarinda (Iowa) |
| Field of activity | Trombone--Performance Conducting Big band music Swing (Music) Jazz |
| Profession or occupation | Trombonists Band directors |
| Found in | His Glenn Miller's method for orchestral arranging, 1943. His Glenn Miller [SR] p1983: insert (b. Clarinda, Iowa, 3/1/04; lost over English Channel 12/15/44) Wikipedia, December 19, 2012 (Glenn Miller; birth name: Alton Glenn Miller; born March 1, 1904 in Clarinda, Iowa, United States; died Plane missing over the English Channel, December 15, 1944 (aged 40)) Dennis M. Spragg, WWW site, viewed August 9, 2021 (under Glenn Miller: Army Air Forces Orchestra; Miller AAF Orchestra; AAF Orchestra; founded in December 1942; coincided with Glenn Miller's appointment as the Director of Bands for the Training Command; deployed to the European Theater of Operations in June 1944 at the request of Eisenhower, and renamed as the American Band of the Allied Expeditionary Forces) <https://www.dennismspragg.com/glenn-miller/> |
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