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Ken Nordine (1920–2019)
Autor von Colors
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Kenneth Edward Nordine was born in Cherokee, Iowa on April 13, 1920. After attending the University of Chicago, he got a job working the mimeograph machine at a local radio station. He went on to host radio and television shows including Faces in the Window, in which he recited works by Edgar Allan mehr anzeigen Poe, Guy de Maupassant, and Honoré de Balzac. Nordine created a form of storytelling called word jazz, which was stream-of-consciousness poetry accompanied by music. His albums included Word Jazz, Son of Word Jazz, and Colors. His radio show Word Jazz ran on WBBM in Chicago in the 1960s, followed by a run on NPR in the 1970s. He also did voice-overs for television and radio commercials. He died on February 16, 2019 at the age of 98. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Wissenswertes
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Nordine, Kenneth Edward
- Geburtstag
- 1920-04-13
- Todestag
- 2019-02-16
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- Cherokee, Iowa, USA
- Sterbeort
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Berufe
- radio broadcaster
Mitglieder
Rezensionen
Statistikseite
- Werke
- 6
- Mitglieder
- 49
- Beliebtheit
- #320,875
- Bewertung
- 3.5
- Rezensionen
- 4
- ISBNs
- 3