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Michael John LaChiusa
born 1962American musical theatre and opera composer
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Famous people · Chautauqua
3 famous people were born in Chautauqua
Articles in 7 languages make the American musical theatre and opera composer Michael John LaChiusa the best known. Arthur Bestor and Heidi VanDerveer follow. The nearest list is next door in Westfield: 9 names, starting with John Wrench. From Arthur Bestor in 1908 to Heidi VanDerveer in 1964, the births cover 56 years.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Michael John LaChiusa
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1908
Arthur Bestor
Youngest
1964
Heidi VanDerveer
Most common field
Music
1 people
The best known
Born in Chautauqua
Michael John LaChiusa leads with articles in 7 languages, ahead of Arthur Bestor (3) and Heidi VanDerveer (2).
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Photo credits (3)
- Michael John LaChiusa: AbramsArtistsAgency, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Bestor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edgar Pierpont Putnam: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons