| LC control no. | n 81028139 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Pons, Lily, 1898-1976 |
| Variant(s) | Kostelanetz, Lily Pons, 1898-1976 Pons, Lily, 1904-1976 Pons, Alice Joséphine, 1898-1976 |
| Birth date | 1898-04-12 |
| Death date | 1976-02-13 |
| Place of birth | Draguignan (France) |
| Place of death | Dallas (Tex.) |
| Field of activity | Singing |
| Profession or occupation | Sopranos (Singers) |
| Found in | La Forge, F. Lily Pons song album, c1943. New Grove (Pons, Lily, b. 4/16/1898; d. 1/13/76) New Grove, 2nd ed. WWW site, 06-19-02 (Pons, Lily (Alice Joséphine); b. Draguignan, nr. Cannes, 12 Apr. 1898; d. Dallas, 13 Feb. 1976; American soprano of French birth) Wikipedia, May 29, 2018 (Lily Pons; Lily Pons (born Alice Joséphine Pons, April 12, 1898--February 13, 1976) was a French-American operatic soprano and actress who had an active career from the late 1920s through the early 1970s; as an opera singer she specialized in the coloratura soprano repertoire; she also had a successful and lucrative career as a concert singer which continued until her retirement from performance in 1973; from 1935-1937 she made three musical films for RKO Pictures; she also made numerous appearances on radio and on television; she was married to her first husband, August Mesritz, a successful publisher, from 1930-1933; from 1938 to 1958, she was married to conductor Andre Kostelanetz) |
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