Pablo Casals

Acting

Born: 1876-12-29
Died: 1973-10-22
From: El Vendrell, Catalonia, Spain
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.1

Also Known As

Pau CasalsPau Casals i Defilló

Biography

Born of a Catalan father and Puerto Rican mother in the small town of Vendrell, Spain, Casals began his career performing music with his father Charles in church. One of 9 children, Casals became an international sensation due to his musical style, however with the beginning of the Spanish Civil War and Franco's eventual victory and rise in Spain, Casals self-exiled himself to Puerto Rico, where he died in 1973.

Awards & Nominations11 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

1989
🏆 Won

Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia

1979
🏆 Won

Charles E. Lutton Man of Music Award

1974
🏆 Won

Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit

1971
🏆 Won

United Nations Peace Medal

1971
🏆 Won

Presidential Medal of Freedom

1963
Nominated

Nobel Peace Prize

1959
Nominated

Nobel Peace Prize

1958
Nominated

Nobel Peace Prize

1956
🏆 Won

honorary doctorate of the University of Montpellier

1946
🏆 Won

Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour

1946
🏆 Won

Hijo Adoptivo de Barcelona

1934
🏆 Won

Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal

1912
🏆 Won

Walter Willson Cobbett Medal