Van Cleave

Born May 8, 1910· Bayfield, Wisconsin, USA

† Died July 2, 1970

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Emerging from Bayfield, Wisconsin, Van Cleave honed his craft under the mathematically oriented tutelage of composer Joseph Schillinger, a foundation that later informed his rapid-fire scoring methods for live radio dramas. After early gigs with big bands and leading his own orchestra in New York, he joined CBS in 1935, arranging for Paul Whiteman, Andre Kostelanetz and others, and succeeded Berna… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources