Charles Farwell Edson (April 3, 1864 – August 7, 1936) was an American

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and Defi ...

. His work was part of the music event in the art competition at the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri ...

. He was the nephew of prominent Chicago businessman John V. Farwell and

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Charles B. Farwell, as well as the first cousin of

Anna de Koven Anna de Koven (''née'' Farwell; November 19, 1862 – January 12, 1953) was an American novelist, historian and socialite. The wife of composer Reginald de Koven, she published her works as Mrs. Reginald de Koven. Career Anna Farwell was b ...

and Rose Farwell Chatfield-Taylor. He married Katherine Philips Edson, and they had a son, Charles Farwell Edson, Jr.

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