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Grace Moore

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The Resume

    (December 5, 1898-January 26, 1947)
    Born in Slabtown, Tennessee
    Birth name was Mary Willie Grace Moore
    Opera singer
    Soprano
    Noted roles included Mimi in 'La Boheme' and the title roles in 'Tosca,' 'Manon' and 'Louise'
    Appeared on Broadway in 'Hitchy-Koo' (1920) and two Irving Berlin Music Box Revues (1922-23)
    Appeared in the films 'A Lady's Morals' (1930), 'New Moon' (1930), 'One Night of Love' (1934), 'Love Me Forever' (1935), 'When You're In Love' (1938) and 'Louise' (1939)
    Died in a plane crash outside Copenhagen, Denmark

Why she might be annoying:

    She was nicknamed 'the Tennessee Nightingale.'
    Many opera critics complained that her singing lacked subtlety.
    When she sang 'An Orange Grove in California,' orange blossom perfume was wafted through the theater.
    While performing in vaudeville, she tried to have a clause added to her contract stating that no 'colored act' could share a bill with her. (Instead the Loew theater chain cancelled her appearances.)

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was nominated for an Oscar as Best Actress for 'One Night of Love.'
    She entertained troops overseas with the USO during WWII.
    For her contributions to opera, she received the gold medal of the Society of Arts and Science and was named a chevalier of the French Legion of Honor.
    'Time' wrote, 'She remains one of the few divas... who can cause dramatic excitement merely by walking onto the stage.'

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 78 Votes: 52.56% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 22 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 62 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 183 Votes: 72.13% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 102 Votes: 82.35% Annoying