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- Birth nameGoetz Gustav Ksinski
- Gershon Kingsley was born on October 28, 1922 in Bochum, Germany. He was a composer, known for The Snowman (2017), Detroit Rock City (1999) and Brüno (2009). He was married to Lillian Bozinoff. He died on December 10, 2019 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseLillian Bozinoff(? - 2018) (her death)
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1959 Tony Award as Best Conductor and Musical Director for "La Plume de Ma Tante."
- He attended the LA Conservatory of Music. He conducted and arranged music for several Broadway and Off-Broadway productions, including Porgy & Bess, Jamaica, The Cradle Will Rock, and Fly Blackbird, earning two Obie awards. He was also musical director for the Robert Joffrey Ballet.
- He was one of the first proponents of the Moog synthesizer. In 1969, he released an album, Music to Moog By, which has become a classic among Moog fans. He formed the First Moog Quartet, a four-synthesizer ensemble that brought electronic music into classical music venues. They performed the first live multi-media show of synthesized music ever at Carnegie Hall.
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