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Grace Bumbry
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Born
January 4
,
1937
·
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Died
May 7
,
2023
·
Vienna, Austria
(undisclosed)
Birth name
Grace Melzia Bumbry
Mini Bio
Grace Bumbry was born on January 4, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
,
Carmen (1968)
and
Aïda (1977)
. She was married to Erwin Jaeckel. She died on May 7, 2023 in Vienna, Austria.
Family
Spouse
Erwin Jaeckel
(1963 - 1972) (divorced)
Trivia
Studied voice at Northwestern University.
Opera singer (mezzo-soprano and soprano), she was the first black artist to sing at Bayreuth.
Member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
Was invited to New Zealand to judge the 2005 Lexus Song Quest (New Zealand's biggest song competition with a prize pool of over $65,000)
One of the five winners of the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors. Other 2009 winners were
Bruce Springsteen
,
Robert De Niro
,
Dave Brubeck
, and
Mel Brooks
.
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