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- Birth nameNathan Lang Van Cleave
- Van Cleave was born on May 8, 1910 in Bayfield, Wisconsin, USA. Van Cleave was a composer, known for White Christmas (1954), Funny Face (1957) and Easter Parade (1948). Van Cleave was married to Doris. Van Cleave died on July 2, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseDoris
- Friend and mentor to fellow composer Fred Steiner.
- Composer, conductor and arranger of Dutch descent. A jazz trumpet player during the 1920's. Between 1935 and 1942, he worked in radio on the East Coast as staff arranger for CBS, later arranging for Paul Whiteman, Andre Kostelanitz and Raymond Paige. In Hollywood (initially at Paramount) as arranger/orchestrator from 1945.
- His favorite hobby was model trains.
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