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Billy Strayhorn
American musician, composer, lyricist and arranger (1915–1967).
Born November 29th, 1915 in Dayton.
Died May 31st, 1967 at 51 years old in New York City (esophageal cancer).
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving