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mahatmakanejeeves

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9. That's how Jack Fina died.

Reply to KY_EnviroGuy (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 21, 2020, 10:20 AM

Jan 2020

Well, sort of. It says "during an engagement," which doesn't necessarily mean that he died on stage.

Jack Fina

Jack Fina (August 13, 1913 – May 14, 1970) was a bandleader, songwriter, and pianist.
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Fina died aged 56, from a heart attack during an engagement at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Sherman Oaks, California. He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Hollywood Hills.

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