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Les Baxter

American musician, singer, composer.

Born March 14th, 1922 in Mexia. [ref]

Died January 15th, 1996 at 73 years old in Newport Beach.

Occupations
composer, conductor, film score composer, musician, pianist, record producer, recording artist, singer
Wikipedia

Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon