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Frank La Forge Born:  ;Rockford, Illinois. Seventh child of Cornelius Cole La Forge and Gracia Taylor, a seventh child herself. Died: Musician: Family:

Accomplishments: Ripley's Believe it or Not, 4000 memorized accompaniments able to be played from memory. 1st Piano Soloist to be recorded by Victor Records

Studied under: Professor D.N. Hood (location) Ruth La Forge (Location) Harrison Wild (Location) Theodor Leschetizky, Vienna

Worked with: Johanna Gadski Marcella Sembrich Ernestine Schumann-Heink Frances Alda Margaret Matzenauer Lily Pons Emma Otero Marian Anderson Richard Crooks Lawrence Tibbett

Advice for Musicians: Learning a Song: Program Building: Languages:

Early Life: Frank La Forge's first teacher was his sister, Ruth. Ruth insisted Frank practice in the dark in order to teach him to measure intervals by touch and instinct rather than by sight. This ability to play without looking would serve him well the rest of his life.
 * Start in Illnois, move to Chicago, then to Vienna*

Source: Among the Pleiades and Other Stars, 1993 by Frank La Forge and Laura La Forge Webb