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- Mona Baptiste was born on June 21, 1928 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. She was an actress, known for Symphonie in Gold (1956), Tanz in der Sonne (1954) and Mädchen für die Mambo-Bar (1959). She was married to Liam Morrison and Michael Carle. She died on June 25, 1993 in Krefeld, Germany.
- SpousesLiam Morrison(? - June 25, 1993) (her death)Michael Carle(? - 1958) (his death, 1 child)
- In 1951 she worked Ted Heath's band and other jazz groups, and recorded her version of "Calypso Blues", a song originally performed by Nat King Cole.
- She started singing at Quaglino's Restaurant and their Allegro to great success in 1950.
- She was buried in Deans Grange Cemetery, Ireland.
- She died of natural causes, aged 65, on 25 June 1993 in Dublin, Ireland, where she had lived for a number of years with her second husband, Liam Morrison.
- Born in Trinidad on 21 June 1928, one of five sisters, Mona Baptiste emigrated to London in 1948 on the MV Empire Windrush. While she presented herself as a clerk to London immigration, she began working towards her singing career very soon after.
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