Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum
Fort Worth
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Memorial Page for Van Cliburn (née Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr.)
Jul 12, 1934 – Feb 27, 2013(78 years)Died in:Fort Worth, Tarrant County
American pianist
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July 12th, 2026
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Van Cliburn (* July 12, 1934 in Shreveport; † February 27, 2013 in Fort Worth) was an american pianist. He was 78 years old. His education included Juilliard School and Mary Pappert School of Music. His faith was Baptists. He received 5 awards, including National Medal of Arts, Presidential Medal of Freedom. His cause of death was bone cancer. He was buried at Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum.
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5 EventsBorn in Shreveport, Caddo Parish
1934Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award
1962Presidential Medal of Freedom
2003Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
2004Died in Fort Worth, Tarrant County (bone cancer)
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Van Cliburn (née Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr.). Forever remembered.