Acting
Sarah Vaughan
Birth Date
March 27, 1924
Death Date
April 3, 1990
(passed away at 66)
Place of Birth
Newark, New Jersey, USA
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Biography
She began studying music when she was seven, taking eight years of piano lessons and two years of organ. As a child she sang in the choir at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Newark and played piano and organ in high school productions at Arts High School. She entered an amateur contest at the Apollo Theater in New York's Harlem area, singing "Body and Soul", and won the $10 prize and a week's engagement at the Apollo. From 1944 to 1945, she sang with Billy Eckstine and in 1947 she married her manager, trumpeter George Treadwell. Her later husbands included pro football player Clyde Atkins and trumpeter Waymon Reed. She received many awards, including an Emmy in 1981 for a tribute to George Gershwin and a Grammy in 1983.
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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1962 • 6 episodes
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The Mike Douglas Show
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1961 • 5 episodes
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The Merv Griffin Show
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1962 • 1 episode
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The Dick Cavett Show
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Jake and the Fatman
1987 • 1 episode
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Le Grand Échiquier
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1972 • 1 episode
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The Oscars
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1953 • 1 episode
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The Steve Allen Show
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1956 • 1 episode
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The Colgate Comedy Hour
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1950 • 1 episode
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The Ed Sullivan Show
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1948 • 6 episodes
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American Bandstand
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1957 • 1 episode
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The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
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1969 • 1 episode
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The Pearl Bailey Show
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1971 • 1 episode
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Murder, Inc.
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1960
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Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
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2018
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Rhythm and Blues Revue
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1955
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Quincy Jones, Music Man
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Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
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1981
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Sarah Vaughan and her Trio play Jazz from Newport (part II)
1974
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Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005