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On the sign:
VIRGIL THOMSON 1896-1989
COMPOSER, AUTHOR, CRITIC THE FILM SCORE FOR THE LOUISIANA STORY FOR WHICH HE WAS AWARDED THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR MUSIC WAS WRITTEN AT THE CHELSEA HOTEL WHERE HE LIVED FOR MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS
The sign is one of the signs indicating famous people who have stayed at the Chelsea Hotel.
The current plaque honors composer Virgil Thomson who won a Pulitzer Prize for music for composing the score for the film "Louisiana Story" which he wrote while staying at the hotel.