About Vera Guilaroff
Lived 1902 – 1976 (aged 73). Vera Guilaroff was a pianist and composer.
Vera Guilaroff (26 October 1902 – 23 October 1976) was a Canadian composer and pianist. She was responsible for the first jazz record by a Canadian woman.
Guilaroff began her career as a pianist for silent film screenings. She performed with Willie Eckstein and broadcast music under the name "Princess of the Radio". She toured the US with her husband, percussionist Harry Raginsky in the 1920s, and in the 1930s broadcast as "Canada's Melody Girl" with the BBC.
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Who was Vera Guilaroff?
Canadian composer and pianist
When was Vera Guilaroff born?
Vera Guilaroff was born on 26 October 1902 in London.
When did Vera Guilaroff die?
Vera Guilaroff died on 23 October 1976 in Montreal.
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Vera Guilaroff was a pianist and composer.
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