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width=100%><tr><td bgcolor=F0F0F0><font size=+3 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b>Liberace</b></font><p><img src="liberace-LotImg15176.jpg" height=378 width=300 align=right hspace=10 vspace=10 alt="Liberace"><b>AKA</b> Wladziu Valentino Liberace<p><b>Born:</b> <a href="/lists/654/000106336/" class=proflink>16-May</a>-<a href="/lists/918/000105603/" class=proflink>1919</a><br><b>Birthplace:</b> <a href="/geo/001/000081755/" class=proflink>West Allis, WI</a><br><b>Died:</b> <a href="/lists/918/000106600/" class=proflink>4-Feb</a>-<a href="/lists/497/000106179/" class=proflink>1987</a><br><b>Location of death:</b> <a href="/geo/648/000069441/" class=proflink>Palm Springs, CA</a><br><b>Cause of death:</b> <a href="/lists/290/000069083/" class=proflink>AIDS</a><br><b>Remains:</b> Buried, <a href="/cemetery/650/000208026/" class="proflink">Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, CA</a><br><p><b>Gender:</b> Male<br><b>Race or Ethnicity:</b> White<br><b>Sexual orientation:</b> <a href="/lists/241/000069034/" class=proflink>Gay</a><br><b>Occupation:</b> <a href="/lists/993/000096705/" class=proflink>Pianist</a><p><b>Nationality:</b> United States<br><b>Executive summary:</b> Rhinestoned pianist<p><b>Father:</b> Salvatore Liberace (b. 9-Dec-1885, d. 26-Apr-1977)<br><b>Mother:</b> Frances Zuchofski (b. 3-Aug-1891, d. 24-Nov-1980)<br><b>Brother:</b> George Liberace (violinist, b. 31-Jul-1911, d. 16-Oct-1983 leukemia)<br><b>Sister:</b> Angelina Liberace (b. 1914, d. 22-Nov-1996)<br><b>Brother:</b> Rudolph Liberace ("Rudy", b. 1931, d. 1-May-1967)<br><b>Engagement:</b> JoAnn Del Rio (engaged 1953, broken)<br><b>Engagement:</b> <a href="/people/884/000031791/">Sonja Henie</a> (figure skater, broken engagement)<br><b>Boyfriend:</b> <a href="/people/823/000044691/">Scott Thorson</a> (together 1976-82)<br><p> Conservatory: Wisconsin College School of Music<br><p> <a href="/honors/534/000044402/">Emmy</a> <br> <a href="/honors/312/000044180/">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> 6739 Hollywood Blvd. (1960)<br> <a href="/event/340/000164845/">Autopsy</a> <br> <a href="/lists/347/000043218/">Italian Ancestry</a> Paternal<br> <a href="/lists/937/000043808/">Polish Ancestry</a> Maternal<br> Risk Factors: <a href="/lists/778/000064586/">Smoking</a>, <a href="/lists/829/000092553/">Emphysema</a><br> <p> <font size=-2 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR</font><br> <a href="/films/777/000404562/">Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood (16-Sep-2017)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/551/000036443/">The Loved One (11-Oct-1965)</a> · Mr. Starker<br> <a href="/films/461/000203849/">When the Boys Meet the Girls (10-Oct-1965)</a> · Himself<br> <a href="/films/148/000083896/">Sincerely Yours (1-Nov-1955)</a> · Anthony Warrin<br> <a href="/films/744/000135339/">South Sea Sinner (30-Aug-1950)</a> <br><p> <b>Rotten Library Page:</b><br><a href="http://www.rotten.com/library/bio/entertainers/music/liberace/">Liberace</a><p> 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