Leonard Bernstein

American composer, conductor, pianist, author and music lecturer (born August 25, 1918 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States; died October 14, 1990 in The Dakota, New York City, NY, United States, aged 72).

Most famous for his time as music director with the [a=New York Philharmonic] Orchestra (the first American-born conductor to lead a major American symphony orchestra) and his works such as "West Side Story" and "On The Town".

Inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1971.

He married actress [a=Felicia Montealegre] on September 10, 1951, with whom they had three children, [a=Jamie Bernstein], [a532277] and [a532275].

Unrelated to [a=Elmer Bernstein], though they were friends.