Charlie Lawrence

born: 22 February 1905 Los Angeles, California, United States of America

died: 23 April 1980 Los Angeles County, California, United States of America (age 75)

Black American jazz musician who played saxophone and clarinet. He was a member of Paul Howard's Quality Serenaders, where he composed and arranged many of their pieces.

Real name: Charles Edward Lawrence Height: 5'9"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1929 Leaping Love Jazz musician/saxophone Acknowledgements: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV2R-D8D (1910 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHQ1-D99 (1920 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCV6-6PF (1930 Census) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K9Z7-Q5X (1940 Census) https://www.fold3.com/document/631819553/ (WWII draft reg. card) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VGBZ-1N2 (CA Death Index) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JB7Y-KNR (Social Security Death Index) https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8V8-8CMM (cemetery file index card) https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209033376 (Find a Grave) https://www.allmusic.com/artist/charlie-lawrence-mn0001386043/biography (AllMusic) https://archive.org/details/bigbandjazz00mccar/page/171/mode/1up?q=%22charlie+lawrence%22&view=theater ('Big Band Jazz,' by Albert McCarthy) Jesse Brisson (bio notes, research and information) This page was last updated on: 04 November 2022