Peter van Steeden, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Peter van Steeden

Dutch composer

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1904

Place of Birth: Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 03-Jan-1990

Profession: composer, conductor, bandleader, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Peter van Steeden (April 4, 1904, Amsterdam – January 3, 1990, New Canaan, Connecticut) was a composer.
His best-known composition, "Home (When Shadows Fall)", has been performed by many musicians, including Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Paul McCartney, Jackie Gleason, Cab Calloway, Eddie Cantor, Milton Berle, Theresa Brewer, Ella Fitzgerald, The Fontaine Sisters, Mary Martin, Gertrude Lawrence, Kate Smith, Maxine Sullivan, Giovanni Martinelli, Ethel Merman, Dinah Shore and Sam Cooke.