Joseph Francis Kuhn, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJoseph Francis Kuhn
American composer
Date of Birth: 24-Dec-1924
Date of Death: 10-Mar-1962
Profession: composer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Joseph Francis Kuhn
- Joseph Francis Kuhn (December 24, 1924 – March 10, 1962) was an American symphonic composer, arranger and conductor, particularly remembered for his sweeping rhapsodies, who was active from the 1950s until 1961, when he retired due to a terminal illness. Kuhn was born December 24, 1924.
- He attended Northeast Catholic High School in Philadelphia and performed with the school band.
- He graduated in 1942 and joined the U.S.
- Army 103rd Infantry Division band, which performed for troops during World War II.
- While Kuhn was in Paris, he performed with jazz guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt.
- Upon his return to Philadelphia after the war, he studied music under the G.I.
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- Kuhn had met Anna Marie Hughes while attending high school, and they were married in 1947.
- His wife Anna was an operatic singer and performed with the Philadelphia La Scala Opera and the Philadelphia Civic Opera.
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