Liberace
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| Born | Władziu Valentino Liberace May 16, 1919 West Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | February 4, 1987 (aged 67) The Cloisters, Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery |
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| Years active | 1936–1986 |
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Władziu Valentino Liberace[nb 1] (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer and actor.[2] He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures and endorsements. At the height of his fame from the 1950s to 1970s, he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world[3] with established concert residencies in Las Vegas and an international touring schedule. He embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage, and never publicly acknowledged his homosexuality.
- ^ "Liberace interview". Good Afternoon (Interview). Interviewed by Mavis Nicholson. Thames Television (via YouTube). Archived from the original on October 30, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ 88 notes pour piano solo, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Editions, 2015, p. 163. ISBN 978-2-3505-5192-0
- ^ Barker, 2009, p. 367.
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