Božidar Kantušer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Božidar Kantušer

American and Slovene composer

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1921

Place of Birth: Pavlovski Vrh, Podravska statistical region, Slovenia

Date of Death: 09-May-1999

Profession: composer, classical composer

Nationality: United States, Slovenia

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Božidar Kantušer (Bozidar Kantuser) (December 5, 1921, Pavlovski Vrh, Slovenia – May 9, 1999, Paris) was a Slovene composer of classical music.
He was a Slovenian citizen and an American citizen. Kantušer is the author of symphonic music, ballets, an opera, chamber music and solo pieces.
He lived in France since 1950.
He was married to the American painter Grace Renzi.
Since 1968, Kantušer was the director of the International Library of Contemporary Music (B.I.M.C.).
He is buried in Paris, at the Père Lachaise Cemetery.