| LC control no. | n 83021406 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.F52 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Fitzgerald, Ella |
| Variant(s) | Brown, Ella Fitzgerald |
| Biography/History note | Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) was an American jazz singer, composer, and lyricist. |
| Birth date | 1917-04-25 |
| Death date | 1996-08-15 |
| Place of birth | Newport News (Va.) |
| Place of death | Beverly Hills (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Singing Composition (Music) Songs--Texts Jazz |
| Affiliation | Jazz at the Philharmonic (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Composers Lyricists Jazz musicians |
| Found in | Rodgers, R. Ella Fitzgerald sings the Rodgers and Hart song book, 1956? NUCMC data from Boston Univ. Lib. for Her Papers (Fitzgerald, Ella, 1918-; jazz, popular singer) WWAm., 1974-75 (Fitzgerald, Ella, 1918-; married Ray Brown; divorced 1953) New Grove dict. of jazz (Fitzgerald, Ella; b. Apr. 25, 1918 in Newport News, VA; singer) The New York times, June 16, 1996: section 1, p. 1 (Ella Fitzgerald; d. June 15, 1996 in Beverly Hills, Calif.) p. 33 (b. Apr. 25, 1917 in Newport News, Va. according to birth certificate and school records; most biographies give her birthdate as 1918) Nicholson, S. Ella Fitzgerald: p. 4 (Ella Jane Fitzgerald; b. Apr. 25, 1917 in Newport News City, Va. according to state registrar) American national biography online via Oxford African American Studies Center database, viewed Dec. 23, 2014 (Ella Fitzgerald; Ella Jane Fitzgerald; b. Apr. 25, 1917 in Newport News, Va.; d. June 15, 1966 in Beverly Hills, Calif.; jazz singer; performed with Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic (1949); best known for recordings from 1956-1966; known for charitable contributions) |
| Invalid LCCN | no 98025207 |
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