Marjorie Lawrence King (1907 - 1979)

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Marjorie Lawrence King

Birth:	Feb. 17, 1907 Deans Marsh Victoria, Australia
Death:	Jan. 13, 1979 Little Rock Pulaski County Arkansas, USA
Opera Singer. Dramatic soprano. Australian Soprano best known for her Wagnerian interpretations. Her parents were William & Elizabeth Smith Lawrence. Marjorie made her debut at the 1935 Metropolitan Opera, she later taught school at the Illinois University and then privately in Hot Springs AR. In 1941 she married Dr. Thomas King in NYC. After she was strickened with polio,her singing schedule was drastically limited. In 1955 she wrote her autobiography "Interrupted Melody" which soon was turned into a movie. (bio by: Joanne) Family links: Spouse: Thomas Michael King (1907 - 1985)* *Calculated relationship Search Amazon for Marjorie Lawrence King

Burial: Greenwood Cemetery Hot Springs Garland County Arkansas, USA
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