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George Walker

Born: 27th June 1922, Washington, D.C., U.S.A

Died: 23rd August 2018, Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.A

Nationality: American

George Theophilus Walker was an American composer, pianist, and organist, and the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, which he received for his work Lilacs in 1996. Walker was married to pianist and scholar Helen Walker-Hill between 1960 and 1975. Walker was the father of two sons, violinist and composer Gregory T.S. Walker and playwright Ian Walker.

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