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George Byrd
 George Byrd (born March 22, 1926, in Anson County, North Carolina, United States; died March 12, 2010, in Munich, Germany) was an American conductor. During the 1980s he performed mainly in Germany. In 1959, he became the first African-American to conduct the West Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.[1] He is also known for his acting performance as the American soldier called Bill in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1978 film The Marriage of Maria Braun. References
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