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(1885-1966) Journalist, critic. Deems Taylor was born and died in New York. As a journalist, he worked as music critic for the New York World and editor of Musical America. He is interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.

Full Name

Deems Taylor

Locations

Westchester

Author's Timeline

1885

BIRTH

(Joseph) Deems Taylor was born in New York City on December 22, 1885.

1906

OTHER

Mr. Taylor graduated from New York University in 1906.

1937

LITWORK

Of Men and Music
Simon and Schuster

Nonfiction.

1940

LITWORK

The Well-Tempered Listener
Simon and Schuster

Nonfiction.

1953

LITWORK

Some Enchanted Evenings: The Story of Rodgers and Hammerstein
Harper

Nonfiction.

1966

DEATH

Deems Taylor died in New York on July 3, 1966.

1966

INTERMENT

Deems Taylor is interred in Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.

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