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- Birth nameGrace Melzia Bumbry
- Grace Bumbry was born on January 4, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She was an actress, known for The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), Carmen (1968) and Aïda (1977). She was married to Erwin Jaeckel. She died on May 7, 2023 in Vienna, Austria.
- SpouseErwin Jaeckel(1963 - 1972) (divorced)
- Studied voice at Northwestern University.
- Opera singer (mezzo-soprano and soprano), she was the first black artist to sing at Bayreuth.
- One of the five winners of the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors. Other 2009 winners were Bruce Springsteen, Robert De Niro, Dave Brubeck, and Mel Brooks.
- Bumbry was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
- Bumbry's voice was rich and dynamic, possessing a wide range, and was capable of producing a very distinctive plangent tone.
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