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Liberace
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Liberace

 orig. Wladziu Valentino Liberace

(born May 16, 1919, West Allis, Wis., U.S.—died Feb. 4, 1987, Palm Springs, Calif.) U.S. pianist. Born to Polish and Italian immigrants, he appeared as a soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at age 16. He began giving concerts in flamboyant costumes with ornate pianos and candelabra, and though he occasionally performed with symphony orchestras, he built his career playing primarily popular music. Hugely successful, he hosted his own television variety series, The Liberace Show (1952–55, 1969), and appeared in films such as Sincerely Yours (1955). In later years he performed frequently in Las Vegas, Nev.
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HE was born Wladziu Valentino Liberace in 1919 in Wisconsin and later took elocution lessons to tone down his Polish accent.
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