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Fast Facts
Full Name: Benjamin David Goodman Nickname: "King of Swing" and "The Professor" Occupation: Band leader, clarinetist Height: 6' Date, place of Birth: May 30, 1909 in Chicago Date, place of Death: June 13, 1986 in New York City, of cardiac arrest Burial location: Long Ridge Cemetery in Stamford, Connecticut. Parents: David Goodman and Dora (Grisinsky) Goodman Siblings: Benny had eleven siblings; he was the ninth child. Wife: Alice Hammond Duckworth, married in March 1942. Children: Two daughters; Rachel Goodman Edelson, a English instructor, and Benjie Goodman Lasseau, a performing artist. |
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