Walter Kent
Walter Kent · Arts & Literature
Composed 'I'll Be Home for Christmas' and 'The White Cliffs of Dover'; born Walter Kaufman
1911, New York City, USA — 1994, Los Angeles, California, USA
United States
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Walter Kent, born Walter Maurice Kaufman, was an American composer who wrote two enduring wartime standards, '(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover' (1941) and 'I'll Be Home for Christmas' (1943). His melodies became emblems of longing and homecoming during and after the Second World War. He was Jewish, born to a Jewish family in New York City.
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Composed 'I'll Be Home for Christmas' and 'The White Cliffs of Dover'; born Walter Kaufman
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