| LC control no. | n 82009699 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Riddle, Nelson |
| Variant(s) | Riddle, Nelson Smock Riddle, Nels |
| Birth date | 1921-06-01 |
| Death date | 1985-10-06 |
| Place of birth | Oradell (N.J.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Popular music |
| Profession or occupation | Composers Arrangers (Musicians) |
| Found in | Chaplin, S. Merry Andrews, c1958. NUCMC data from Boston U. Lib. for Fitzgerald, E. Papers, 196- - 1968? (Nelson Riddle) Baker's Bio. Dict. of Musicians, 1984 (Riddle, Nelson, Amer. composer-arranger of popular music and orch. leader; b. Hackensack, N.J., 1921; took up trombone at age 14; played in bands of Charlie Spivak and Tommy Dorsey; won Academy Award for his score for film The Great Gatsby, 1974) WWA, 1974-75 (Riddle, Nelson Smock, composer; s. Nelson Smock and Marie Albertin (Rieber) R.; m. Doreen Moran, 1945; guest condr. Hollywood Bowl, 1954-60; home: Malibu, CA) Ronstadt, L. For sentimental reasons [SR] p1986: label (Nelson Riddle) envelope (d. 1985) IMDb, June 14, 2006 (Nelson Riddle; b. June 1, 1921, Oradell, N.J.; d. Oct. 6, 1985, Los Angeles, Calif.; birth name: Nelson Smock Riddle Jr.; nickname: Nels) |
| Invalid LCCN | no 98013851 |
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