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Camille Saint-Saens

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Profession
Composer
Died
Dec 16, 1921
Zodiac
Libra
Born in
ParisFrance
About
Romantic-era organist, conductor, and pianist who became known for his compositions "The Carnival of Animals," "Samson and Delilah," and "Danse macabre." His Piano Concerto No. 2, Cello Concerto No. 1, and Symphony No. 3 also retained popularity long after his death.
Family
He never knew his father, a government clerk who passed away three months after he was born. He wed 19-year-old Marie Laure Emile Truffot in 1875 at age 40. He had two sons with her. Both sons died in 1878.

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