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- Evelyn Moore was born on 16 September 1890 in Slough, Berkshire, England, UK. She was an actress, known for BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950), Bedazzled (1967) and A Castle and Sixpence (1954). She died on 3 April 1972 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK.
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Ferde Grofé was born into a talented family. His father was a baritone and actor while his mother was a cellist and music teaching. Following numerous non-musical jobs, he was 17 when he wrote his first commissioned work. He played violin for the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra and jazz piano with Paul Whiteman and Orchestra, for which he also served as arranger for many years. His music is usually considered light classical, and often shows a strong jazz influence. Along with Grand Canyon Suite, his most known works include Mississippi Suite and the orchestration of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue for Paul Whiteman.- Buford Ellington was born on 27 June 1907 in Holmes County, Mississippi, USA. He died on 3 April 1972 in Boca Raton, Florida, USA.
- Joan Garris was born on 24 May 1932 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She was an actress, known for Kraft Theatre (1947) and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1952). She died on 3 April 1972 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Ross Robert was a Soviet film actor of African American descent. He emigrated from the USA to the Soviet Union in 1928. Ross was the first black man to become a citizen of the USSR. He was one of two African-American actors employed at Mosfilm (the other was Weiland Rodd). He played a number of roles in Soviet films between 1936 and 1971. In the 1930's he was an physical instructor at the The Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sports, Youth and Tourism at the Moscow Institute of Physical Culture in Moscow.