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Name	Weber, Henry
Born	1900
Birthplace	Berlin, Germany
Places of residence	He moved to Chicago in 1923 and, except for a brief stint in Florence, Italy, in the 1930s, lived there until 1958 when he retired to Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Lived at 700 Center Ave. in Lake Bluff with Marion Claire from the mid-1930s until 1958.
Nationality	German
Education	Imperial Academy of Music Received training in Vienna under composer Richard Strauss
Occupation	Pianist and Music Director Hired at age 23 to conduct the Chicago Civic Orchestra, the youngest conductor of a major opera company in the world at the time. In 1929 became the first American to conduct opera in Italy as the conductor of the Florence Opera House. Returned to Chicago in 1933 and became music director for WGN radio (which at that time broadcast concerts of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra). He often guest conducted the CSO performances or was an on-air commentator. Produced the Chicago Theater of the Air for WGN, which included light opera and musical classics. Often performed with his wife, Marion Claire.
Role	Musician
Spouse	Marion Claire - m. Jan 21, 1929
Notes	A child musical prodigy.

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