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Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 - April 8, 1993) was an African-American contralto, a famous singer of spiritual and operatic music.
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she help break down the color barier for black mucsiuns
Marian was married on July 17, 1943 as a second wife to Orpheus H. Fisher.
Marian Anderson's nickname was "The Baby Contralto" Because she had a high pitch voice for a six year old in the choir. -Your very welcome-
Ms.Anderson was born in the year 1897.But some people think otherwhise.
Until a year before her death in 1993, Marian Anderson lived at Marianna Farm, the home she and her late husband had bought in Connecticut. For the last year of her life, she lived with a nephew, conductor James DePreist, in Portland, Oregon.
she start singing from a very young age
Marian Anderson's official date of birth was February 27, 1897. This would make her zodiac star sign Pisces (February 20 - March 20) and she would have been born in the Chinese Year of the Rooster.
According to Wikipedia, 1955. Read more, below.
She started singing at the age of six in the Union Baptist Church in Philadelphia. Later, because of her outstanding talent, members raised money to pay for a year of singing lessons with a famous music teacher. The teacher was so impressed that he gave her a second year of lessons free. In the 1920s, a career in opera for a black woman was unheard of, but Marian's family encouraged her to pursue her dream anyway. In 1925, she won a contest that included 300 competitors. She then appeared in concert with the New York Philharmonic.
in 1964