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- Birth nameDaniel Grayling Fogelberg
- Dan Fogelberg was born on August 13, 1951 in Peoria, Illinois, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for About Schmidt (2002), Urban Cowboy (1980) and FM (1978). He was married to Jean Marie Mayer-Dailey, Anastasia Savage and Margaret Ellen Slaymaker. He died on December 16, 2007 in Deer Isle, Maine, USA.
- SpousesJean Marie Mayer-Dailey(April 7, 2002 - December 16, 2007) (his death)Anastasia Savage(August 24, 1991 - November 18, 1997) (divorced)Margaret Ellen Slaymaker(September 18, 1982 - 1985) (divorced)
- ParentsLawrence Peter FogelbergMargaret Young Irvine
- RelativesMarc Lawrence Fogelberg(Sibling)Peter Kent Fogelberg(Sibling)
- His father was a bandleader. He inspired "Leader of the Band" -- it was released a year before he passed away in 1982.
- An avid downhill skier and sailor.
- His mother, a Scottish immigrant, is a classcally-trained pianist.
- After his death, Jill Greulich (nee Anderson) revealed herself as the ex-girlfriend referred to in "Same Auld Lang Syne". They ran into each other in December 1975, while visiting their respective families in Peoria.
- Built a full recording studio known as "Mountain Bird Studio" (as in folgel = bird and berg = mountain) in the late 1980s, on his ranch, and skied during the day and worked at night.
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