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Jan 27, 1869 Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States Died on 19 Jul 1944 (aged 75)
African American composer and violinist
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About Will Marion Cook
- William Mercer Cook (January 27, 1869 – July 19, 1944), better known as Will Marion Cook, was an African-American composer, violinist, and choral director.
- Cook was a student of Antonín Dvorák.
- In 1919 he took his New York Syncopated Orchestra to England for a command performance for King George V of the United Kingdom, and tour.
- Cook is probably best known for his popular songs and landmark Broadway musicals, featuring African-American creators, producers, and casts, such as Clorindy, or The Origin of the Cake Walk (1898) and In Dahomey (1903).
- The latter toured for four years, including in the United Kingdom and United States. Cook served as musical director of the George Walker-Bert Williams Company, working with the comedy partners on Clorindy, In Dahomey, and several other musical successes.
