CAROLYN CONE BALDWIN (MICHIGAN, USA, 10
JUNE, 1894 – ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, USA, 28 DECEMBER, 1946)
Carolyn Cone
Baldwin, 55, a noted concert pianist, and her husband, Lieutenant Commander
James W. Baldwin, 58, a decorated U.S. Navy veteran, were killed in a four-car
crash half a mile west of the toll plaza on the San Francisco–Oakland Bay
Bridge. The Baldwins were struck head-on when a car careened over the center
line after sideswiping another vehicle. Their car was then hit from behind by
another vehicle that was unable to stop.
The Baldwins
lived at 58 Palm Avenue in San Francisco and were returning home after visiting
their daughter, Carolyn Schlesinger, and her husband, Alex Schlesinger, in
Berkeley. The accident occurred at 12:50 a.m. on December 28, 1946. Mrs.
Baldwin died at 2:34 a.m., and Mr. Baldwin died about an hour later.
Carolyn Cone
was born on June 10, 1896, in Battle Creek, Michigan, to Henry and Frances
(Breitenbach) Cone. From the 1920s until her death, Carolyn Cone Baldwin was a
renowned concert pianist. She was a highly acclaimed interpreter of many
classical composers, including Chopin, Brahms, and Liszt, as well as a capable
performer of contemporary music. She regularly appeared with major symphony
orchestras in cities across the United States and internationally.
She had been
scheduled to perform with the Oakland Symphony Orchestra on January 19, 1947;
the concert was instead performed in her honor, with the musicians dedicating
the performance to her memory.
Carolyn and
James were married on May 2, 1917, in New York City.
Double
funeral services for the Baldwins were held on December 30, 1946, at Golden
Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, California.
TRACKLIST
3681
WELTE-MIGNON MACDOWELL – An Old Love Story; Of Brer Rabbit, Op. 61, Nos.1
&2
5796 DUO-ART
SCOTT – Danse nègre, Op. 58, No. 5
6346 DUO-ART
HERBERT – Air de Ballet
6693 AMPICO
GRIEG – “From Folk Life” Op. 19, No. 2 Norwegian Bridal Procession
6891 DUO-ART
GRIEG Norwegian Dance, Op. 35, No. 2, A
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