Philip Loring Spooner (October 5, 1879 – May 16, 1945) was an American tenor.[1]
Philip Loring Spooner | |
|---|---|
 Spooner circa 1915 | |
| Born | October 5, 1879 Hudson, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Died | May 16, 1945 (aged 65) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Forest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin |
| Education | University of Wisconsin |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Father | John Coit Spooner |
Biography
editHe was born on October 5, 1879, in Hudson, Wisconsin, to John Coit Spooner and Anne Elizabeth Maine.[1][2][3]
He attended Columbia Preparatory School in Washington, D.C., then the University of Wisconsin. He debuted as a professional singer in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1913.[1] In 1916 he was arrested for assaulting a cab driver with his walking stick. While in detention he sang Mother Macree to the other detainees.[4]
He never married and resided with his mother until her death in 1930.[2] He died on May 16, 1945.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Philip Spooner, A Distinguished American Tenor". Puck magazine. 1917. Retrieved 2015-01-23.
- ^ a b "Mrs. Annie M. Spooner. Widow of U.S. Senator of Wisconsin Dies in Her 81st Year". New York Times. July 21, 1930. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ^ "John C. Spooner Dies In City Home. Former United States Senator for Wisconsin Took Up Law Practice Here of 64" (PDF). New York Times. June 11, 1919. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ^ "Senator Spooner's Son Canes Taxi Chauffeur. Taken to Cell After Resenting Insult and Magistrate Frees Him" (PDF). New York Times. Retrieved 2015-01-25.