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Also Known As Elliot Cook Carter, Jr.
Born December 11, 1908 • New York City • New York
Died November 5, 2012 (aged 103) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize • Grammy Award (1993)
Notable Works “String Quartet No. 1” • “String Quartet No. 2”

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