| Birth: | Oct. 31, 1896
Chester
Delaware County
Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | Sep. 1, 1977
Chatsworth
Los Angeles County
California, USA | 
Jazz Singer, Actress. She was born in Chester Pennsylvania the daughter of a twelve year old rape victim. Her childhood was anything but stable often being bounced from relative to relative and living in impoverished conditions. She overcome her tragic childhood by performing with traveling vaudeville shows. Her break came in 1919 when she made her debut at one of the famous New York City Harlem night clubs. Her soulful jazz style created a large fan base and in 1921 she released her first recording on Cardinal Records. By the mid 1920’s she had evolved into more of a pop singer and her career expanded as she appeared in musical revues and movies. In the late 1930’s she was recognized as one of America’s brighest Broadway stars. Some of her musical hits included “St. Louis Blues,” “Taking a Chance on Love” and “Stormy Weather.” In 1949 she was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in the film “Pinky.” The next year she won the “New York Drama Critics Award” for best actress. She was a fan of gospel music and from 1957 until her death, she sang regularly for the Billy Graham Crusades. In 1984 she was posthomously inducted into the “Gospel Music Hall of Fame." (bio by: Bigwoo)
Cause of death: Heart disease
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Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)
Glendale
Los Angeles County
California, USA
Plot: Ascension Garden, lot 7152 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 2160 |
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just finishing "his eye is on the sparrow" ethels autobiography, wonderful woman, not only talent, she was smart, learned to stay 1 step ahead of trouble while a child, a generous person when she saw a need, she cared about people, but if someone crossed...(Read more)
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darci
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Carla
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A beautiful voice and a fine talent. God grant you rest
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LectorMan
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