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Faith died of cancer in Encino, California, and was interred in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California. Faith had two children, Marilyn and Peter, with his wife Mary (née Palange), whom he married in 1928.
Dec 25, 2023 · Death and Legacy. Percy Faith died of cancer on February 9, 1976, at the age of 67, in Encino, California. He was buried in the Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery in Culver City, California. He was survived by his wife Mary, whom he married in 1928, and his two children, Marilyn and Peter.
Jan 29, 2008 · Percy Faith, conductor, arranger, composer, pianist (born 7 April 1908 in Toronto, ON; died 9 February 1976 in Los Angeles, California). Known for his lush, elegant pop-instrumental style and lilting string arrangements, Percy Faith was one of the most prominent purveyors of easy listening music during the 1950s and 1960s.
On Monday, February 9, 1976, as he was preparing for his twenty-sixth year of recording for Columbia, Percy Faith died of cancer in Encino, California. The presence of the disease had been known to him and to his family and close friends for several years, and he had been undergoing periodic treatments.
Feb 10, 1976 · Percy Path, the orchestra conductor whose arrangements charmed a generation of radio listeners and record buyers, died in Lo, Angeles yesterday at the age of 67. View Full Article in...
Feb 9, 2015 · Percy Faith died on February 9 1976. If the name is not familiar, his music certainly is, still quietly played as background music and on specialized radio formats to this day. Percy Faith...
Year Died: 1976. Pioneer. Faith, Percy (1908-1976) Live music was a key feature of the early days of broadcasting in Canada, and a significant contributor to its growth was Percy Faith, who was born in Toronto on April 7th 1908.
