Verdi Karns
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BornApril 30, 1882
Bluffton, Indiana
DiedApril 5, 1925 (aged 42)
Phoenix, Arizona
OthernamesVerdi Karns Sturgis
Occupationcomposer
Verdi Karns | |
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 Verdi Karns, from an 1899 publication. | |
| Born | April 30, 1882 Bluffton, Indiana |
| Died | April 5, 1925 (aged 42) Phoenix, Arizona |
| Other names | Verdi Karns Sturgis |
| Occupation | composer |
Verdi Karns (April 30, 1882 – April 5, 1925), after 1908 Verdi Karns Sturgis, was an American composer of popular tunes.
Verdi Karns was born in Bluffton, Indiana, the daughter of Lewis Henry Karns and Olive Covert Karns. She was named for the composer Giuseppe Verdi. Her father was a marble cutter. Her mother died in 1884, when Verdi Karns was a small child. She was raised by an aunt and uncle after her father remarried and moved to Kansas.[1]
Karns graduated from Bluffton High School in 1901.[2] She attended a music conservatory in Indianapolis; she played piano and violin.[3]