- Born
- Died
- Birth nameNellie Smith
- Nellie Monk was born on December 27, 1921 in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. She was married to Thelonious Monk. She died on June 25, 2002 in New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseThelonious Monk(1947 - February 17, 1982) (his death, 2 children)
- Children
- Children: son Thelonious Monk Jr. and daughter Barbara Monk.
- Daughter, Barbara, known as Boo Boo, died in 1984.
- Wife of the jazz pianist and composer Thelonious Monk.
- Thelonious Monk wrote the ballad "Crepuscule With Nellie" for her, while she was undergoing surgery for a thyroid disorder.
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