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George Byrd (born March 22, 1926, in Anson County, North Carolina, United States; died March 12, 2010, in Munich, Germany) was an American conductor. During the 1980s he performed mainly in Germany.
In 1959, he became the first African-American to conduct the West Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra.
He is also known for his acting performance as the American soldier called Bill in Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s 1978 film The Marriage of Maria Braun.
References
- Record, Steve Bailey For the Anson (February 13, 2023). "Honoring the life of George Byrd". Anson Record.
External links
- George Byrd at IMDb