AKA Samuel Osborne Barber

Born: 9-Mar-1910
Birthplace: West Chester, PA
Died: 23-Jan-1981
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Oaklands Cemetery, West Chester, PA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Gay
Occupation: Composer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Adagio for Strings

Military service: US Army (Cpl., WWII)

Boyfriend: Gian-Carlo Menotti (cohabited 30 years)

    High School: B. Reed West Chester Henderson High School
    University: Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, PA (1924-34)

    Pulitzer Prize for Music 1958 for Vanessa
    Pulitzer Prize for Music 1963 for Piano Concerto No. 1

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