George Byrd (born March 22, 1926, in Anson County, North Carolina, United States; died March 12, 2010, in Munich, Germany) was an American conductor. During the 1980s he performed mainly in Germany.
In 1959, he became the first African-American to conduct the West Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.[1]
He is also known for his acting performance as the American soldier called Bill in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1978 film The Marriage of Maria Braun.
References
- ^ Record, Steve Bailey For the Anson (February 13, 2023). "Honoring the life of George Byrd". Anson Record.
External links
- George Byrd at IMDb
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