Birth Name: William Grant Still
Occupation: Composer
Place Of Birth: MS
Date Of Birth: May 11, 1895
Date Of Death: December 3, 1978
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
William Grant Still was born on the 11th of May, 1895. He was famous for being a Composer. 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.
William Grant Still was born in MS. He attended the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he was given a scholarship. He obtained two Guggenheim Fellowships over the course of his career.
William Grant Still was a Taurus and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
William Grant Still was born in 1890s.
William Grant Still is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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William Grant Still was born in the Year of the Goat.
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| REAL NAME: | William Grant Still |
| NICKNAME: | William |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Taurus |
| BIRTH DAY: | Saturday |
| DEATH DAY: | Sunday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: William Grant Still was a Taurus. People of this zodiac sign like cooking, romance, working with hands and dislike sudden changes, complications, and insecurity. The strengths of this sign are being reliable, patient, practical, devoted, responsible, stable, while weaknesses can be stubborn, possessive and uncompromising. The greatest overall compatibility with Taurus is Scorpio and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: William Grant Still was born in the Year of the Serpent. People born under this sign enjoy being alone with their thoughts. They're creative thinkers, economic, cautitous and appreciate the arts, they can also be indecisive.
Ruling Planet: William Grant Still had a ruling planet of Venus and has a ruling planet of Venus and by astrological associations Friday is ruled by Venus. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Venus is graceful, charming, sensual and social. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality.
William Grant Still’s birth sign is Taurus and he had a ruling planet of Venus.
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