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Percy Lee Atherton

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Percy Lee Atherton

Birth
Massachusetts, USA
Death
8 Mar 1944 (aged 72)
Ventnor City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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composer & musician

composed a number of comic operas, prominently THE HEIR APPARENT and THE MAHARAJA along with about 100 songs for solo voice and a number of instrumental pieces for violin and piano. From 1929-1942 he served as the acting chief of the music division of the Library of Congress.
composer & musician

composed a number of comic operas, prominently THE HEIR APPARENT and THE MAHARAJA along with about 100 songs for solo voice and a number of instrumental pieces for violin and piano. From 1929-1942 he served as the acting chief of the music division of the Library of Congress.


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  • Maintained by: Ace
  • Originally Created by: #46816941
  • Added: Sep 2, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75868778/percy_lee-atherton: accessed ), memorial page for Percy Lee Atherton (25 Sep 1871–8 Mar 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75868778, citing Forest Hills Cemetery and Crematory, Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Ace (contributor 49862805).