| LC control no. | n 82020536 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Columbo, Russ, 1908-1934 |
| Variant(s) | Colombo, Ruggiero, 1908-1934 Colombo, Russell, 1908-1934 Columbo, Russell, 1908-1934 |
| Birth date | 1908 |
| Death date | 1934 |
| Found in | Prisoner of love. [SR] 1975? You call it madness, c2004: CIP t.p. (Columbo) galley (Russ Columbo; b. Ruggiero Colombo, Jan. 14, 1908, Camden, N.J.; place of birth has also been given as San Francisco) Encyc. pop. mus., 3rd ed. (Columbo, Russ; b. Eugenio Ruggerio [sic] de Rudolpho Columbo, 14 Jan. 1908, Philadelphia; d. 2 Sept. 1934, Hollywood, Calif.) All music guide WWW site, 09-22-03 (Russ Columbo; b. Ruggiero Eugenio di Rodolpho Colombo, Jan. 14, 1908 in Camden, N.J.; d. Sept. 2, 1934) www.russcolumbo.com, 09-22-03 (b. Ruggiero Eugenio di Rudolpho Colombo; Ruggiero was shortened to "Russ" by a childhood friend who had trouble pronouncing Italian; the second "o" in Colombo was changed to a "u" when Russ began his recording career with RCA; Russ never legally changed his name, and his death certificate has Ruggiero Colombo aka Russ Columbo; b. Jan. 14, 1908, Camden, N.J.; the Colombo family would move often in those first years, and later bios of Russ would have his birthplace listed as Philadelphia as well as San Francisco; d. Sept. 2, 1934, Good Samaritan Hospital, Los Angeles, of a gunshot wound to the head, ruled accidental) Is it love?, 1931 (Russell Colombo) What good am I without you, 1930 (Russell Columbo) Information from 678 converted Jan. 5, 2015 (singer) |
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