Bacon Shone, Frederic 30.nov.1924-28.dec.2012 England, London Walthamstow - USA California, Los Angeles Corona
pianist, 1946 graduated from the Guildhall School of Music in London, 23.sep.1946 moved to the USA, settling in Los Angeles Riverside, 1947-1951 taught at the Canadian Union College in Alberta, 1949 BA from London University, 1953 MA from Columbia University New York, 24.apr.1959 naturalized American, 1976 PhD in musicology from the University of Southern California, 1975-1976 director of Blomstedt & Wilcocks Workshops in Loma Linda California, member American Guild of Organists, 1994 residing in Los Angeles Lake Elsinore ; son of Frederic Carney Shone (South Africa 23.mar.1883-1964 Essex, Theydon Bois) and Violet Victoria Bacon (London Stroud Green 1886-1972 Suffolk, Stanton) ; 24.aug.1948 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada he married Amanda Kandt (Saskatchewan, Fox Valley 5.jan.1919-15.jun.1989 Yorkshire, Harrogate)