Shaw, Artie

Shaw, Artie	Gender: M
Birthname	Arnold Jacob Arshawsky
born on	23 May 1910
Place	New York, New York, 40n43, 74w00
Timezone	EST h5w (is standard time)
	Rodden Rating X
	Collector: Hewitt
Astrology data	01°40' or

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Artie Shaw

Biography

American jazz musician, a clarinetist, ever associated with his 1938 recording of "Begin the Beguine" that made him a star.

He was married and divorced eight times, including leading ladies of the time like Lana Turner and Ava Gardner. He was a self-acknowledged difficult man and a perfectionist.

In 1954, he decided to never play his clarinet in public again. He declared he could not reach the level of artistry he desired and that his quest for perfection would kill him. Shaw spent his time as a guest on television game shows, writing an autobiography and a novel, traveling and lecturing. But in 1981 he reorganized a band that bore his name, but with Dick Johnson as the lead clarinetist.

He died on 30 December 2004 at age 94 in Los Angeles. His health had been failing since he broke his hip several years prior.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Relationships

associate relationship with Sims, Zoot (born 29 October 1925). Notes: Music collaborators

associate relationship with Thornhill, Claude (born 10 August 1908). Notes: Music collaborators

spouse relationship with Gardner, Ava (born 24 December 1922). Notes: 1945-1946

Events

Social : Joined group 1981 (formed another band)

Death, Cause unspecified 30 December 2004 (age 94 in Los Angeles)
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Source Notes

Paul Hewitt from a Reuters obituary filed 12/30/2004.

Categories

Traits : Personality : Difficult/ mean spirited

Traits : Personality : Perfectionist

Diagnoses : Body Part Problems : Accident/Injury (broke his hip)

Family : Relationship : Number of Divorces (Eight)

Family : Relationship : Number of Marriages (Eight)

Personal : Death : Long life more than 80 yrs

Vocation : Entertain/Music : Group/ Duo

Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist

Vocation : Entertain/Music : Jazz