Walter Kent

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Walter Kent
Birth name	Walter Maurice Kaufman
Born	(1911-11-29)November 29, 1911 New York City, New York, United States
Died	March 2, 1994(1994-03-02) (aged 82) Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres	Broadway Musicals Revues
Occupations	Composer

Walter Kent (November 29, 1911 - March 2, 1994) was a Jewish^[1] American composer who wrote the music for songs including the Christmas standard "I'll Be Home for Christmas", and the wartime hit "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover", co-written with fellow American Nat Burton. He died at the age of 82

Footnotes

↑ Bloom, Nate (2006-12-19). "The Jews Who Wrote Christmas Songs". InterfaithFamily. Retrieved 2006-12-19.

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Name	Kent, Walter
Alternative names	Kaufman, Walter Maurice
Short description	Composer
Date of birth	November 29, 1911
Place of birth	New York City, New York, United States
Date of death	March 2, 1994
Place of death	Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States

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