Grace Moore

@Opera Singers, Family and Personal Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Grace Moore was an American opera singer who starred both in the Metropolitan Opera stage, Broadway and films American Film & Theater Personalities Actresses Theater Personalities Singers Sagittarius Celebrities Grace Moore was an American opera singer who starred both in the Metropolitan Opera stage, Broadway and films. She was often called by her nickname ‘The Tennessee Nightingale’ because of her lovely voice. She was famous for her performances in Broadway during the 1920s. She studied singing in her young days and initially struggled to become an established opera singer by singing at various functions. Though she had limited acting talent she was able to put meaning into what she sang with her wonderful voice though it was not technically perfect. She performed in the New York nightclubs to make a living and money for her musical lessons. She also performed in Paris and London and had taken part in many Italian operas where she played the role of a soprano. She was also gorgeous in her looks and had a large number of admires wherever she performed. She was also notorious for getting involved with her male co-stars several times. The opera became more popular among the masses through her films. She was nominated for the ‘Academy Award for Best Actress’ for one of her films she made for ‘Columbia Pictures’.

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Birthday: December 5, 1898 Died on: January 26, 1947 Nationality: American Famous: Opera Singers, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses, Theater Personalities, Singers Nick names: The Tennessee Nightingale Spouses: Valentin Parera Cause of death: Accident Information Detail Birthday December 5, 1898 Died on January 26, 1947 Nationality American Famous Opera Singers, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses, Theater Personalities, Singers Nick names The Tennessee Nightingale Spouses Valentin Parera Cause of death Accident Birth Place Cocke County, Tennessee, U.S. Gender Female Father Richard Lawson Moore Mother Jane Stokely Sun Sign Sagittarius Born in Cocke County, Tennessee, U.S. Famous as Opera Singer & Actress Died at Age 48

Cocke County, Tennessee, U.S.

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She was married to a Spanish actor named Valentin Parera in 1931 but had no children. Unsplash Personal Life

Grace Moore died at 48 in an airplane accident on January 26, 1947. She had boarded the KLM DC3 for Stockholm, Sweden, after performing in Copenhagen the night before. Unsplash Personal Life

In 1953 ‘Warner Bros’ released a film biography in which Kathryn Grayson played the role of Grace Moore in the film. Unsplash Personal Life

Grace Moore was born as Mary Willie Grace Moore in a small town named Slabtown, currently a part of Del Rio, in Cocke County, Tennessee, USA on December 5, 1898. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Her father was Richard Lawson Moore and her mother was Jane Stokely. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Her family moved to Knoxville and then to Jellico, Tennessee, when she was quite young. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She attended the ‘Jellico High School’ and then studied briefly at the ‘Ward-Belmont College in Nashville. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

She also attended the ‘Wilson-Green School of Music’ in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Grace Moore auditioned for the ‘Metropolitan Opera’ twice but failed in both attempts. She had to sing at nightclubs to earn money for her music lessons. Unsplash Career

During this period she appeared in the musicals ‘Suite Sixteen’, ‘Just a Minute’ and ‘Up in the Clouds’. Unsplash Career

She got a singing job in the Broadway musical ‘Hitchy Koo’ produced by Jerome Kern in 1920 and also sang in ‘Town Gossip’ later. Unsplash Career

She moved to Paris for two years to continue her studies with the money she earned with this job. Unsplash Career

After returning to America she sang two numbers ‘What’ll I Do’ and ‘Listening’. The second number became the one of the five best selling numbers in the country. Unsplash Career

Grace Moore published her autobiography ‘You’re Only Human Once’ in 1944. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	December 5, 1898
Died on	January 26, 1947
Nationality	American
Famous	Opera Singers, Film & Theater Personalities, Actresses, Theater Personalities, Singers
Nick names	The Tennessee Nightingale
Spouses	Valentin Parera
Cause of death	Accident
Birth Place	Cocke County, Tennessee, U.S.
Gender	Female
Father	Richard Lawson Moore
Mother	Jane Stokely
Sun Sign	Sagittarius
Born in	Cocke County, Tennessee, U.S.
Famous as	Opera Singer & Actress
Died at Age	48

Grace Moore

American

Dec 5, 1898

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Cocke County, Tennessee, U.S.