Sarah Vaughan
Known For
Acting
Born
1924-03-27 in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Died
1990-04-03
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.
Most Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
The Oscars
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
as Self - Singer
The Colgate Comedy Hour
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Jake and the Fatman
Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
American Bandstand
as Self
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
as Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
as Self
Murder, Inc.
as Singer
Quincy Jones | Music Man
as Self (archive footage)
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
as Self (archive footage)
Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was
as Self (archive footage)
Disc Jockey
as Herself
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
The Music According to Tom Jobim
as Self (archive footage)