Casper Reardon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American musician
Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1907
Place of Birth: New York, United States
Date of Death: 09-Mar-1941
Profession: jazz musician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Casper Reardon
- Casper Reardon (April 15, 1907 – March 9, 1941) was a classical and jazz harpist.
- He studied classical harp at the Curtis Institute of Music going on to play for the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.
- Later he played jazz as well. The harp had been used in dance music for occasional flourishes before Reardon, but he is considered a first for using harp as a jazz instrument for solos and performances.
- By 1936 he was described as the "World's Hottest Harpist." During the following year he played "Cousin Caspar" in the film You're a Sweetheart.
- The year after that, 1938, he played harp for the Broadway musical I Married an Angel.As a jazz musician he can be heard on albums by Jack Teagarden and Paul Whiteman.
- He recorded a handful of records for Liberty Music Shop Records and Schirmer Records.
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