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Maurice Peress(1930-2017)

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Maurice Peress was born on 18 March 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Great Performances (1971), Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique (2003) and New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958). He was married to Ellen Waldron and Gloria Vando. He died on 31 December 2017 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornMarch 18, 1930
DiedDecember 31, 2017(87)
BornMarch 18, 1930
DiedDecember 31, 2017(87)
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Known for

Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Music Department
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique (2003)
Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
7.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2003
Leonard Bernstein in New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958)
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
9.0
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past (2016)
Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
7.9
  • Soundtrack
  • 2016

Credits

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Actor

  • Mia Farrow in Radio Days (1987)
    Radio Days
    7.4
    • Conductor in 'Guess That Tune' Scene (uncredited)
    • 1987

Music Department

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • other musical arrangements
    • 1983

Soundtrack

  • Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past (2016)
    Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past
    7.9
    • performer: "Rhapsody in Blue"
    • 2016
  • Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique (2003)
    Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique
    7.8
    • performer: "A Jazz Symphony"
    • 2003
  • Leonard Bernstein in New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts (1958)
    New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
    9.0
    TV Series
    • performer: "Prayer"
    • performer: "Overture to 'Die Fledermaus' "
    • 1961–1962

Personal details

  • Born
    • March 18, 1930
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • December 31, 2017
    • New York City, New York, USA(leukemia)
  • Spouses
      Ellen Waldron1989 - 2010 (her death)
  • Children
      Lorca Peress
  • Other works
    Book: "Maverick Maestro". New York: Routledge.ISBN-13: 978-1612058740

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Father of composer Paul Peress and Lorca Peress.

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