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FRANK VINCENT ZAPPA Born: December 21 1940 in Baltimore,Maryland. Citizen of the United States of America. Ethnic background: Italian, French, Greek, Arab. Eldest son of: Francis Vincent Zappa a graduate engineer born in Sicily Italy Rosemarie Zappa housewife and librarian. Brothers and sisters: Carl,Bobby and Candy. Wife: Gail Zappa née Sloatman born 1945 married in 1967. Children: Moon Unit born 1967 Dweezil born 1969 Emuukha Ahmed Rhodan born 1974 Diva born 1979 Places of residence, education and employment: Edgewood, Maryland until 1950 Monterey, Cal 1951-53 Pomona, Cal 1953-54 San Diego, Cal 1954-56 Lancaster, Cal 1956-58 Graduated from Antelope Valley high school And did one semester of music at Antelope Valley Junior College. Los Angeles, Cal 1959 Composed music for a movie Alto Loma, Cal 1959 Attended a harmony course at Chaffey Collage Pomona, Cal 1959 Attended a composition course at Pomona College Ontario, Cal 1960-62 First marriage (Kay) worked as designer for an advertising agency and later for a greeting-card company. Since then a full time composer, performer and producer of music. Cucamonga, Cal 1962-64 Worked a recording studio. Hollywood, Cal 1964-66 Professional career as rock´n roll artist. New York, N.Y. 1967-68 Laurel Canyon, Hollywood, Cal 1968- Has trained and employed his own groups of musicians since 1964. Set up his first record companies in 1968. Independent business since 1976. In possession of a complete recording studio since 1979.
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