Liberace, 1919-1987

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Name (Latin)
Liberace, 1919-1987
Other forms of name
Liberace, Wladziu Valentino, 1919-1987
Liberace, Walter, 1919-1987
Busterkeys, Walter, 1919-1987
Liberace, Lee, 1919-1987
Liberace, 1919-
Date of birth
1919-05-16
Date of death
1987-02-04
Field of activity
Performing arts
Occupation
Pianists Entertainers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 56796793
Wikidata: Q347528
Library of congress: n 50050377
Sources of Information
  • An evening with Liberace [SR], 1952?
  • LC manual auth. cd.(hdg.: Liberace, 1919-; variant: Wladziu Valentino Liberace; his name is legally just one word)
  • Baker, 6th ed.(Liberace, Walter (Wladziu Valentino); pseud.: Walter Busterkeys; b. 5-16-1919)
  • Washington post, 2/5/87(Liberace; pianist and showman, died 2/4/87 in Palm Springs, Calif.; b. Wladziu Valentino Liberace in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis, Wis.)
  • Brooks, T. Complete dir. to prime time TV stars, 1987(Liberace; AKA Lee Liberace)
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Wikipedia description:

Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer and actor. He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures and endorsements. At the height of his fame from the 1950s to 1970s, he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world with established concert residencies in Las Vegas and an international touring schedule. He embraced a lifestyle of flamboyant excess both on and off stage, and never publicly acknowledged his homosexuality.

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