Gladys Swarthout

Gladys Swarthout, c. 1938

Gladys Swarthout (December 25, 1900 in Deepwater, Missouri – July 7, 1969 in Florence, Italy) was an American mezzo-soprano opera singer and actress.[1][2]

  1. ^ NOTE: Various sources differ in the year of her birth; many indicate 1904, a few 1898, but her obituary and gravestone 1900. The 1900 United States Census and her gravestone as seen in a photograph on Findagrave.com give her year of birth as 1897.
  2. ^ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154538975/gladys-swarthout; accessed August 5, 2024.