Dorothy Donegan

Summary

Dorothy Donegan is a human^[1]. She was born in John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County^[2]. She was born on April 6, 1922^[3]. She passed away in Los Angeles^[4]. She died on May 19, 1998^[5]. She worked as a pianist^[6] and jazz musician^[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Dorothy Donegan's place of birth was John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County^[2].
• Born in Chicago^[9], Dorothy Donegan…
• Dorothy Donegan passed away in Los Angeles^[4].
• Dorothy Donegan was born on April 6, 1922^[3].
• Dorothy Donegan was born on April 6, 1924^[10].
• Dorothy Donegan died on May 19, 1998^[5].
• Dorothy Donegan held citizenship in United States^[11].
• Dorothy Donegan is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].
• Dorothy Donegan worked as a pianist^[6].
• Dorothy Donegan worked as a jazz musician^[7].
• Dorothy Donegan was educated at DuSable High School^[13].
• Dorothy Donegan's education included a stint at The Music Conservatory of Chicago College of Performing Arts^[14].
• Dorothy Donegan's education included a stint at Chicago Musical College^[15].
• Dorothy Donegan was educated at Los Angeles City College^[16].
• Dorothy Donegan was educated at University of California, Los Angeles^[17].
• Dorothy Donegan received the NEA Jazz Masters^[18].
• Dorothy Donegan received the honorary doctorate^[19].
• Dorothy Donegan received the honorary doctorate^[20].
• Dorothy Donegan received the NEA Jazz Masters^[21].
• Dorothy Donegan was influenced by Art Tatum^[22].
• Dorothy Donegan is recorded as female^[23].
• Dorothy Donegan's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Dorothy Donegan's genre is jazz^[25].
• Dorothy Donegan's genre is swing^[26].
• Dorothy Donegan's genre is ragtime^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1922-04-06^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1998-05-19^[31]

• Genre(s): jazz^[32]

• Community tags: jazz^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6adad8c8-d487-48e0-97fe-40b9e5a3bbe7^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County^[2], a hospital^[35], in United States^[36] and Chicago^[9], a city of Illinois^[37], in United States^[38]. Recorded date of birth include April 6, 1922^[3] and April 6, 1924^[10]. Dorothy Donegan is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[12].

Education

Educated at DuSable High School^[13], a high school^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1935^[41]; The Music Conservatory of Chicago College of Performing Arts^[14], a conservatory^[42], founded in 1867^[43]; Chicago Musical College^[15], a conservatory^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1867^[46]; Los Angeles City College^[16], a community college^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1929^[49]; and University of California, Los Angeles^[17], a public research university^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1919^[52], headquartered in Los Angeles^[53].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist^[6] and jazz musician^[7].

Recognition

Awards received include NEA Jazz Masters^[18], an award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1982^[56] and honorary doctorate^[19], a title of honor^[57].

Death and Burial

Dorothy Donegan died on May 19, 1998^[5]. She passed away in Los Angeles^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[58].

Why It Matters

Dorothy Donegan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (114 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).^[8] She has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59]

FAQs

Where was Dorothy Donegan born?

Dorothy Donegan was born in John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County^[2].

Where did Dorothy Donegan die?

Dorothy Donegan died in Los Angeles^[4].

What did Dorothy Donegan do for work?

Dorothy Donegan worked as pianist^[6] and jazz musician^[7].

Where did Dorothy Donegan go to school?

Dorothy Donegan was educated at DuSable High School^[13], The Music Conservatory of Chicago College of Performing Arts^[14], Chicago Musical College^[15], and Los Angeles City College^[16].

What awards did Dorothy Donegan receive?

Honors received include NEA Jazz Masters^[18], honorary doctorate^[19], honorary doctorate^[20], and NEA Jazz Masters^[21].