Sol Babitz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Sol Babitz

American musicologist and violinist

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1911

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Date of Death: 18-Feb-1982

Profession: violinist, musicologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Sol Babitz (October 11, 1911, Brooklyn, New York - 1982, Los Angeles) was an American violinist, teacher, writer and pioneer of historically informed performance.
He married artist Mae Babitz in 1942 and had two daughters, Eve Babitz born in 1943 and Mirandi Babitz born in 1946 and lived in Hollywood across the street from the family of Jeff and Hope Corey.
His family home was a musical and artistic salon with musicians Bernard Herrmann,Ingolf Dahl,Harry Lubin, Igor Stravinsky and poets Kenneth Rexroth, Kenneth Pagent, and Peter Yates and artists Eugene Berman and Vera Stravinsky.