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Larry Adler

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Larry Adler · Arts & Literature

What

Virtuoso harmonica player and film composer.

When

1914, Baltimore, Maryland, United States — 2001, London, England, United Kingdom

Where

United States · United Kingdom

Biography

Larry Adler is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Virtuoso harmonica player and film composer.

How & why

Larry Adler was an American virtuoso harmonica player who raised the instrument to the concert stage, with works written for him by composers including Vaughan Williams and Milhaud, and who also composed for film. Blacklisted during the McCarthy era, he settled in Britain. Born to a Jewish family in Baltimore, he was Jewish.

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Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)

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Virtuoso harmonica player and film composer.

1914

Source: IMDb (Jewish Actors list)