Dolphy, Eric
From Astro-Databank
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| Birthname | Eric Allan Dolphy | ||
| born on | 28 June 1928 at 14:45 (= 2:45 PM ) | ||
| Place | Los Angeles CA, USA, 34n03, 118w14 | ||
| Timezone | PST h8w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   06°56'   20°55 Asc. 11°34'
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Biography
American jazz musician, he played saxophone, clarinet and flute. He first came to national attention as a band member with Chico Hamilton but began playing solo shortly afterward in late 1959. His most productive recording years were the early 1960s. At the height of his career, he died in on June 29, 1964, not even 40 years old, from complications of undiagnosed diabetes in Berlin, Germany..
Events
- Death by Disease 29 June 1964 (Of undiagnosed diabetes, age 36)
Source Notes
Nick Dagan Best quotes Alan Saul (Dolphy's chief archivist) for birth certificate time and Vladimir Simosko and Barry Tepperman's biography ('Eric Dolphy: A Musical Biography and Discography') for birthdate
Alan Saul is Dolphy's (who died in 1964) chief archivist and has possession of his old documents, inherited from his parents.
Categories
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Diabetes/ Hypoglycemia (undiagnosed and fatal)
- Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist
