Will Marion Cook

(1869-1944)

US composer and violinist

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William Mercer Cook (January 27, 1869 – July 19, 1944), better known as Will Marion Cook, was an American composer, violinist, and choral director. Cook was a student of Antonín Dvořák. In 1919 he took his New York Syncopated Orchestra (Southern Syncopated Orchestra) to England for a command performance for King George V of the United Kingdom, and tour. Cook is probably best known for his popular songs and landmark Broadway musicals, featuring African-American creators, producers, and casts, such as Clorindy, or The Origin of the Cake Walk (1898) and In Dahomey (1903). The latter toured for four years, including in the United Kingdom and United States.

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Born	William Mercer Cook 27 January 1869 Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Died	19 July 1944 (aged 75) New York City, New York, USA
Zodiac	Aquarius
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Abbie Mitchell 1884-1960 · Singer · m. 1898 info edit

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Marion Abigail info 1st child with Abbie Mitchell Female b. 1900 · Age: 125 · 1900- · Celebrity Baby

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Will Mercer info 2nd child with Abbie Mitchell Male b. 1903 · Age: 122 · 1903- · Celebrity Baby

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