Yusef Lateef was born on October 9, 1920 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA. He was a composer, known for
Selma (2014),
Lenny Cooke (2013) and
Constellation (2005). He was married to Tahira Simpson, Ayesha, Saeed Lateef and Sadie. He died on December 23, 2013 in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA.