Marian Anderson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marian Anderson
Occupation	Opera Singer
Date Of Birth	Feb 27, 1897(1897-02-27)
Age	127
Date Of Death	1993-04-08
Birthplace	Philadelphia
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Aquarius

Marian Anderson Biography

Marian Anderson is one of the most popular and richest Opera Singer who was born on February 27, 1897 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Award-winning contralto and spiritual singer who served as an envoy for the United Nations Human Rights Committee. The Marian Anderson Award was founded in her honour to aid young singers.

Anderson has inspired numerous artists, including Anderson inspired many artists, including Leontyne Price..

She got married Orpheus Hector. Fisher on 17 July in 1943.

Marian Anderson Net Worth

Marian Anderson is one of the richest Opera Singer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marian Anderson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Without any musical experience She relied on the church choir. She entertained soldiers in her time in the Korean War.

She was a strong advocate of Civil Rights Movement, and participated during and supporting the March in Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Marian Anderson height 5 ft 10 in Marian weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Marian Anderson Dating?

According to our records, Marian Anderson married to Orpheus H. Fisher. As of December 1, 2023, Marian Anderson’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Marian Ranked on the list of most popular Opera Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Marian Anderson celebrates birthday on February 27 of every year.

Did Albert Einstein know Marian Anderson?

He gave lectures at scores of universities, never missing the opportunity to compare the treatment of African Americans in Princeton to the Jews in Germany. But despite divergent beliefs, their friendship lasted until Einstein’s death on April 18, 1955, when Anderson was counted amongst his family and closest friends.

Did Dar apologize to Marian Anderson?

The Lincoln Memorial concert made Anderson an international celebrity. It overshadowed the rest of her long life as a performer — she was 96 when she died in 1993. Eventually she did sing at Constitution Hall. By that time, the DAR had apologized and changed its rules.

What is Marian Anderson most famous for?

Classical singer Marian Anderson was one of the all-time greats — both as an artist, and as a cultural figure who broke down racial barriers. She is best known for performing at the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 , after she was denied permission to sing for an integrated audience at Washington’s DAR Constitution Hall.

How did Marian Anderson change the world?

In 1955 Anderson became the first African-American to sing in an opera at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. And in 1963 she sang as part of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in which Martin Luther King made his famous I Have a Dream speech. She sang, again, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.

What happened after Marian Anderson a black singer was barred from staying

in a hotel near Princeton?

Because of this discrimination, Albert Einstein , a champion of racial tolerance, hosted Anderson on many occasions, the first being in 1937 when she was denied a hotel room while performing at Princeton University. Einstein’s first hosting of Anderson became the subject of a play, “My Lord, What a Night,” in 2021.