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Sonny Terry
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Born
October 24
,
1911
·
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Died
March 11
,
1986
·
Mineola, Long Island, New York, USA
(undisclosed)
Birth name
Saunders Terrell
Mini Bio
Sonny Terry was born on October 24, 1911 in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. He was a composer and actor, known for
The Jerk (1979)
,
House at the End of the Street (2012)
and
Superbad (2007)
. He died on March 11, 1986 in Mineola, Long Island, New York, USA.
Trivia
Pictured on one of a set of four 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the Legends of American Music series, issued 26 June 1998, celebrating "Folk Musicians".
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