Ada Cherry Kearton

Ada Cherry Kearton
A black-and-white bust portrait (c. 1910) of Ada Forrest in profile. She wears a gown, and she is wearing her brown hair up. Her autograph is on the lower-right corner of the photo, written in a very clear, round hand.
Autographed portrait of Kearton, c. 1910
Born
Ada Forrest

(1877-07-17)17 July 1877
Congella, Natal Colony
Died19 January 1966(1966-01-19) (aged 88)
London, UK
EducationRoyal Academy of Music
Occupation(s)Oratorio and concert singer
Spouse(i) Allen Hawes[1] (ii)Cherry Kearton

Ada Cherry Kearton (born Ada Forrest; 17 July 1877 – 19 January 1966) was a South African classical soprano who sang in concert and oratorio. She made her London debut in 1907 and retired from the stage shortly before her marriage in 1922 to the English wildlife photographer Cherry Kearton. Her 1956 autobiography On Safari recounts their travels together in Africa, Australia and New Zealand.

  1. ^ Kearton, Ada Cherry. On Safari. London: Robert Hale, 1956