Beghon, Jean Baptiste 16.jun.1886-28.jun.1964 Belgium, Mons-lez-Liege - USA Pennsylvania, Hamburg
pianist, conductor, 1906 graduated from Brussel Conservatory, 1907 teacher piano, voice and violin in Tongeren, conductor of the Liege Opera, 1921 director for Gaumont of Paris in Antwerpen, toured England, Ireland and Scotland as pianist and Europe as conductor at opera houses, 3.feb.1922 he left his wife and 4 children in Belgium and emigrated to the USA immediately applying for naturalization, 1922 editor for Carl Fischer, Irving Berlin and Kalmus in New York, conductor for radio WABC and of the Capitol Studio Orchestra in New York, 1925-1929 as musician residing in Reading Pennsylvania, 15.feb.1929 he applied again for naturalization while he was still married in Belgium, 1930 conductor/composer for Pathe Studios in Los Angeles boarding with composer Milan E Roder, 1935-1942 private teacher violin, piano and voice and at Hamburg High School, leader of the McAdoo American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps, 1954 arranger for the Little Flower Drum Corps of Baltimore Maryland ; 18.feb.1929 in Ensanda Mexico he married his student singer Emilie Dorothea Confer (Pennsylvania, Hamburg 25.feb.1895-19.aug.1985 Hamburg) while he was still married in Belgium to Juliette (Belgium 22.aug.1877-) with whom he had 4 children: Albert (Belgium 10.jan.1908-), Jean (Belgium 25.dec.1908-), Gabrielle (Belgium 15.feb.1911-) and George (Belgium 15.apr.1913-)