Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Virginia. [2] She was the daughter of William Ashland Fitzgerald, a transfer wagon driver from Blackstone, Virginia, and …

Apr 1, 2010 · Born in 1917 in Newport News, Virginia and orphaned at the age of 15, Ella Fitzgerald was a high-school dropout and a ward of New York State when she made her way …

Ella Fitzgerald (born April 25, 1917, Newport News, Virginia, U.S.—died June 15, 1996, Beverly Hills, California) was an American jazz singer who became world famous for the wide range …

Nov 21, 2024 · Ella Fitzgerald sings at Downbeat, a New York City jazz club, while Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt (Milton) Jackson, and Timme Rosenkrantz listen. Ella Fitzgerald, the …

Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Virginia to mother, Temperance (Tempie) Henry and father, William Fitzgerald. A few years after her birth, Fitzgerald’s parents …

May 4, 2021 · Fitzgerald also made her film debut as Ruby in 1942's comedy western Ride 'Em Cowboy with Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Her career really began to take off in 1946 when …

Jun 1, 2005 · Makes stage debut while living on the streets of Harlem in an amateur contest sponsored by the Apollo Theatre in New York City. ... The Ella Fitzgerald Collection is officially …

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), is one of the most well loved and influential jazz vocalists of the twentieth Century. Her …

Chance Debut at Apollo Theater Leads to Storied Career Wendi A. Maloney Seventy-five years ago this month, Ella Fitzgerald’s name was pulled in a weekly drawing at the Apollo Theater, …

Jun 25, 2020 · The iconic dancer and choreographer Norma Miller, a contemporary of Fitzgerald’s who later made her name as a Lindy Hopper at Harlem’s Savoy Ballroom, was there for Ella’s …