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Pons, Lily, 1898-1976

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Personal name headingPons, Lily, 1898-1976
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Variant(s)Pons, Lily, 1904-1976
Kostelanetz, Lily Pons, 1898-1976
Pons, Alice Joséphine, 1898-1976
Birth date1898-04-12
Death date1976-02-13
Place of birthDraguignan (France)
Place of deathDallas (Tex.)
Field of activitySinging Opera Acting
Profession or occupationOpera singers Sopranos (Singers) Actors
Found inLa Forge, F. Lily Pons song album, c1943.
New Grove (Lily Pons; b. Apr. 16, 1898; d. Jan. 13, 1976)
New Grove, 2nd ed. website, June 19, 2002 (Pons, Lily (Alice Joséphine); b. Apr. 12, 1898 in Draguignan, near Cannes, France; d. Feb. 13, 1976 in Dallas, Tex.; American soprano of French birth)
Wikipedia, May 29, 2018 (Lily Pons; born Alice Joséphine Pons on Apr. 12, 1898; d. Feb. 13, 1976; French-American operatic soprano and actress, late 1920s-early 1970s; specialized in the coloratura soprano repertoire; first husband, August Mesritz; second husband, Andre Kostelanetz)