Biography
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Born
29 June 1908
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Born In
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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Died
18 May 1975 (aged 66)
Leroy Anderson (June 29, 1908 – May 18, 1975) was best known as an American composer of short, light concert music pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler. John Williams described him as "one of the great American masters of light orchestral music."
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