Philip Loring Spooner | |
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Born |
Hudson, Wisconsin, U.S. | October 5, 1879
Died | May 16, 1945 New York City, U.S. | (aged 65)
Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin |
Education | University of Wisconsin |
Occupation | Singer |
Parent |
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Philip Loring Spooner (October 5, 1879 – May 16, 1945) was an American tenor. [1]
He was born on October 5, 1879, in Hudson, Wisconsin, to John Coit Spooner and Anne Elizabeth Maine. [1] [2] [3]
He attended Columbia Preparatory School in Washington, D.C., then the University of Wisconsin. He debuted as a professional singer in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1913. [1] In 1916 he was arrested for assaulting a cab driver with his walking stick. While in detention he sang Mother Macree to the other detainees. [4]
He never married and resided with his mother until her death in 1930. [2] He died on May 16, 1945.