George Walker (composer)

George Theophilus Walker was an American composer, pianist, and organist, and the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, which he received for his work Lilacs in 1996. Walker was married to pianist and scholar Helen Walker-Hill between 1960 and 1975. Walker was the father of two sons, violinist and composer Gregory T.S. Walker and playwright Ian Walker.

27 June 1922

Born on the same birth day (27 June): Bobby Wagner • Eddie Kasko • Jennifer Goodridge • Johnny Benson Jr. • Manuel II Palaiologos • Martin Bourboulon • Michael Ball • Neil Hawke • Tommy Kono • William Pepperrell

Born in the same month (June 1922): Aage Bohr • Alain Resnais • Bill Blass • Bill Kerr • Carmen Silvera • Clair Cameron Patterson • Eleanor Parker • Enzo Apicella • Etienne Leroux • George Axelrod • Ilmar Kullam • Jack Carter (comedian) • Jaki Byard • John Gillespie Magee Jr. • John Postgate (microbiologist) • Juan Antonio Bardem • Judy Garland • Michael Cacoyannis • Paul Couvret • Povel Ramel • Ralph Burns • Vasko Popa • Walter Farley