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Also Known As Arthur Rubinstein
Born January 28, 1887 • Łódź • Poland
Died December 20, 1982 (aged 95) • Geneva • Switzerland
Awards And Honors Kennedy Center Honors (1978) • Grammy Award (1977) • Grammy Award (1976) • Grammy Award (1975) • Grammy Award (1974) • Grammy Award (1972) • Grammy Award (1965) • Grammy Award (1963) • Grammy Award (1959)

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