Morgan Taylor
Morgan Andrew Taylor (September 5, 1969 – August 11, 2022) was an American illustrator and songwriter. He was perhaps best known for his creation of the fictional character Gustafer Yellowgold, which earned two nominations for the Grammy Awards for Best Children's Album.
Morgan Taylor
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- Name
- Morgan Taylor
- Birth Name
- Morgan Andrew Taylor
- Born
- 5 September 1969
- Birthplace
- Kettering, Ohio, U.S.
- Died
- 11 August 2022
- Place of death
- Miamisburg, Ohio, U.S.
- Occupation
- Illustrator, songwriter
- Nationality
- United States
- Education
- Kettering High School
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Morgan Andrew Taylor (September 5, 1969 – August 11, 2022) was an American illustrator and songwriter. He was perhaps best known for his creation of the fictional character Gustafer Yellowgold, which earned two nominations for the Grammy Awards for Best Children's Album.
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Morgan Taylor (1969–2022) was an engineer, illustrator and radio personality, among other activities, of American nationality. The engineer died in Miamisburg. Morgan Taylor was educated at Kettering High School.
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• Name — Morgan Taylor • Birth Name — Morgan Andrew Taylor • Born — 5 September 1969 • Birthplace — Kettering, Ohio, U.S. • Died — 11 August 2022 • Place of death — Miamisburg, Ohio, U.S. • Occupation — Illustrator, songwriter • Children — 2
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Taylor was born in Kettering, Ohio, the son of Elizabeth Young and Gordon Taylor. He attended Kettering High School. Taylor attended college, but left without earning a degree. He moved to New York in 1999. Taylor worked as a sound engineer. In 2004, he married Rachel Loshak; they have two children, Harvey and Ridley. In the same year, Taylor created the character Gustafer Yellowgold. He had his own radio program on the AM radio station WKNY. Taylor was nominated for two Grammy Awards in the category Best Children's Album. His first nomination was for the song "Dark Pie Concerns" at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards. His second nomination was for the song "Brighter Side" at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards. Taylor died of sepsis in August 2022 at a hospital in Miamisburg, Ohio, at the age of 52.
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- 1.Genzlinger, Neil. Morgan Taylor, Inventive Children's Performer, Dies at 52. The New York Times. August 25, 2022.
- 2.Morgan Taylor Obituary (1969–2022). Dayton Daily News. August 14, 2022.
- 3.Barbour, Celia. New Dr. Seuss Reimagines the Musical. The New York Times. September 10, 2006.
- 4.Gustafer Yellowgold. Grammy Awards.
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