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Currently, William Grant Still is 128 years, 11 months and 13 days old. William Grant Still will celebrate 129rd birthday on a Saturday 11th of May 2024. Below we countdown to William Grant Still upcoming birthday.
Popular As | William Grant Still |
Occupation | Composer |
Age | years old |
Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Born | May 11, 1895 (MS) |
Birthday | May 11 |
Town/City | MS |
Nationality | MS |
William Grant Still’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
William Grant Still was born in the Year of the Goat. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat enjoy being alone in their thoughts. They’re creative, thinkers, wanderers, unorganized, high-strung and insecure, and can be anxiety-ridden. They need lots of love, support and reassurance. Appearance is important too. Compatible with Pig or Rabbit.
African-American composer who became the first black man to conduct a major orchestra. Over the course of his career, he drafted and executed some 150 musical compositions.
He attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he was given a scholarship.
He obtained two Guggenheim Fellowships over the course of his career.
He was born and raised in Woodville, Mississippi. He was married to Letitia George in 1847. They raised two children and one stepchild.
He was once awarded an honorary doctorate from Howard University, which is where inventor Patricia Bath once studied.