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ISBN-10: 1155408322
ISBN-13: 9781155408323
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Glenn Miller, Leslie Howard, Charles Nungesser, Princess Anne of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, Prince Pedro Luis of Orleans-Braganza, Walter G. R. Hinchliffe, Leon Vance, Elsie Mackay, Silvio Barbato, Jean Mermoz, Wilfrid B. Israel, Pablo Dreyfus, Charles Ulm, Mary Russell, Duchess of Bedford, John Cranko, Fatma Ceren Necipo lu, Leslie Hamilton, Kenneth Stonehouse, John Dermot Campbell, Frederick F. Minchin, Osman Abdel Hafeez, Mohamed Ali Riad, Octavio Augusto Ceva Antunes, Gramoz Pashko, Izabela Maria Furtado Kestler, Karel Stibor.… Excerpt: Alton Glenn Miller (March 1, 1904 - missing in action December 15, 1944) was an American jazz musician (trombone), arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known "Big Bands." Miller's notable recordings include "In the Mood," "American Patrol," "Chattanooga Choo Choo," ""A String of Pearls,"" "Tuxedo Junction," "Moonlight Serenade," "Little Brown Jug" and "Pennsylvania 6-5000." While he was traveling to entertain U.S. troops in France during World War II, Glenn Miller disappeared in bad weather over the English Channel. Miller was born on a farm in Clarinda, Iowa, to Lewis Elmer Miller and Mattie Lou (nee Cavender). He went to grade school in North Platte in western Nebraska. In 1915, Miller's family moved to Grant City, Missouri. Around this time, Miller had finally made enough money from milking cows to buy his first trombone and played in the town orchestra. In 1918, the Miller family moved again, this time to Fort Morgan, Colorado, where Miller went to high school. During his senior year, Miller became very interested in a new style of music called "dance band music." He was so taken with it that he formed his own band with some classmates. By the time Miller graduated...