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Phil Schaap(1951-2021)

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Phil Schaap was born on 8 April 1951 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA. He is known for This Is Ragtime: The Birth of American Music, Live from Lincoln Center (1976) and Grass is Greener (2019). He was married to Susan Shaffer and Ellen LaFurn . He died on 7 September 2021 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornApril 8, 1951
DiedSeptember 7, 2021(70)
BornApril 8, 1951
DiedSeptember 7, 2021(70)
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    • 6 wins & 2 nominations total

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This Is Ragtime: The Birth of American Music
This Is Ragtime: The Birth of American Music
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    Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Self
    Grass is Greener (2019)
    Grass is Greener
    7.1
    • Self
    • 2019
    Universe (2020)
    Universe
    8.1
    • Self
    • 2020

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    • This Is Ragtime: The Birth of American Music
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    • Born
      • April 8, 1951
      • Queens, New York City, New York, USA
    • Died
      • September 7, 2021
      • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(cancer)
    • Spouses
        Susan Shaffer2004 - September 7, 2021 (his death)
    • Children
      • None
    • Relatives
        Dick Schaap(Cousin)

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      He was a jazz broadcaster, historian, educator, and Grammy Award-winning record producer.

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