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Liberace
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For decades, Liberace was known for his music, candelabra, charisma,
diamonds and dazzle. Born in West Allis, Wisconsin in 1919, Wladziu (Polish
for Walter) Valentino Liberace was one of the four children of Salvatore
and Frances Liberace. Music was the heart of the Liberace family. Liberace's
television series debuted in 1952. By 1954 it was carried over 217 American
stations and in 20 foreign countries. With his own unique one-to-one relationship
with the viewers, Liberace became television's first matinee idol, in the
true sense of the word. Liberace's final performances were at Radio City
Music Hall October 16 through November 2, 1986. After his Radio City engagement
he went on a four-city-tour to promote his fourth book, "The Wonderful
Private World of Liberace." Then he returned to his Palm Springs home where
he passed away on February 4, 1987, just a few months before his 68th birthday.
If you want more information about Liberace, visit the Liberace Museum
http://www.bobsliberace.com/museum/museum.html
or
http://www.flatwaremedia.com/liberace/museum.cfm
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