Name Jacques Samossoud Role Composer | Died June 14, 1966 | |
Spouse Clara Clemens (m. 1944–1962) Marriage location Hollywood, California, United States Similar People Clara Clemens, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Olivia Langdon Clemens, Jean Clemens, Mark Twain |
Jacques Alexandria Samossoud (September 8, 1894 – June 14, 1966) was a Russian composer and conductor.
Biography
He was born on September 8, 1894. In 1924 he married the Crimean-born Greek soprano Thalia Sabanieva; they divorced in 1926. He conducted the orchestra of the Washington National Opera from 1919 to 1936. He left during a contract dispute.
He married Mark Twain's daughter, Clara Langdon Clemens (1874–1962) in 1944 at Clara's Hollywood, California home.
He died on June 14, 1966.
References
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