| Dizzy Gillespie  AKA John Birks Gillespie
Born: 21-Oct-1917
Birthplace: Cheraw, SC
Died: 7-Jan-1993
Location of death: Englewood, NJ
Cause of death: Cancer - Pancreatic
Remains: Buried, Unmarked grave, Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, NY
Gender: Male
Religion: Bahai
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Jazz Musician Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Be-bop jazz trumpeter Father: James
Mother: Lottie Gillespie
Wife: Lorraine Willis (m. 9-May-1938, chorus dancer at the Apollo, d. Jun-2004)
Dizzy Gillespie
NEA Jazz Master 1982
South Carolina Hall of Fame 1985
National Medal of Arts 1989
Kennedy Center Honor 1990
Hollywood Walk of Fame 7057 Hollywood Blvd (recordings)
Unlawful Gambling arrested with Ella Fitzgerald, Houston, TX (1955)
Failure to Pay Child Support (11-Dec-1964)
Paternity Test
Risk Factors: Diabetes
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Cool World (20-Apr-1964)
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