Liberace

Full Name: Władziu Valentino Liberace
Profession: Pianist

Nationality:

Biography: Reputedly the highest-paid entertainer in the world in the 1950s-70s.

Liberace embraced a flamboyant lifestyle both on and off stage.

Born: May 16, 1919
Birthplace: West Allis, Wisconsin, USA

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Taurus

Died: February 4, 1987 (aged 67)
Cause of Death: AIDS-related illness

Articles and Photos

I'm Not Gay Insists 'Fruit-Flavoured, Mincing' Liberace
Entertainer Liberace died on this day, going to his grave insisting he was not gay. But his death from AIDS told a different story . . .
February 4, 1987

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1969-07-30 Barbra Streisand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas

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