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In 1951 Bernstein married actress and author Felicia Montealegre, fathering three children, Jamie, Alexander and Nina. Felicia died in 1978.
 
In 1990 Bernstein was ordered to retire from conducting by his physicians only to finally retire from this world a short time later. Bernstein left behind quite an unparalleled modern musical legacy.
 
From www.leonardbernstein.com