American songwriter (1910-1969).
Born June 29th, 1910 in New York City. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1969 at 59 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks