Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: san francisco , california - other names: don irving - known for: grace cathedral organist , composer - caption: purvis at grace cathedral - death date: 25 december 1994 - birth date: 25 august 1913 - name: richard i. purvis - image: richard_purvis_at_grace_cathedral_1950s . jpg - birth place: san francisco , california Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of richard purvis .
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richard -lrb- irven -rrb- purvis -lrb- august 25 , 1913 -- december 25 , 1994 -rrb- was an american organist , composer , conductor and teacher .he is especially remembered for his expressive recordings of the organ classics and his own lighter compositions for the instrument .