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Dan Morgenstern(1929-2024)

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Dan Morgenstern was born on 24 October 1929 in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. He was a writer, known for American Masters (1985), Prohibition (2011) and Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990). He was married to Elsa Schochet. He died on 7 September 2024 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornOctober 24, 1929
DiedSeptember 7, 2024(94)
BornOctober 24, 1929
DiedSeptember 7, 2024(94)
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  • Awards
    • 8 wins & 9 nominations total

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American Masters (1985)
American Masters
8.2
TV Series
  • Writer
Prohibition (2011)
Prohibition
8.2
TV Mini Series
  • Music Department
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990)
Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
7.9
TV Movie
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  • 1990
2008 CMT Music Awards (2008)
2008 CMT Music Awards
7.9
TV Special
  • Additional Crew(MTVN)
  • 2008

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  • 2008 CMT Music Awards (2008)
    2008 CMT Music Awards
    7.9
    TV Special
    • business services: MTVN
    • 2008
  • Louis Armstrong in Jazz (2001)
    Jazz
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • advisor
    • 2001
  • Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday (1990)
    Lady Day: The Many Faces of Billie Holiday
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • special consultant
    • 1990

Music Department

  • Prohibition (2011)
    Prohibition
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • music consultant
    • 2011

Writer

  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1991

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    • Dan
  • Born
    • October 24, 1929
    • Munich, Bavaria, Germany
  • Died
    • September 7, 2024
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(heart failure)
  • Spouse
    • Elsa Schochet1974 - September 7, 2024 (his death, 2 children)

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    Director of the Institute of Jazz Studies at Rutgers University-Newark from 1976 to 2011.

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