Alma Kitchell | |
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 Alma Kitchell as she was pictured in the March 1930 issue of Radio Revue magazine | |
| Born | Alma Irene Hopkins June 29, 1893 |
| Died | November 13, 1996 (aged 103) Sarasota, Florida |
| Alma mater | Cincinnati Conservatory of Music |
| Spouse(s) | Charles Kitchell (1915 - 1956, his death) Joseph Yoder (1965 - 1982, his death) |
| Children | 2 sons |
Alma Kitchell (June 29, 1893 - November 13, 1996)[1] was an American concert singer[2] who became a pioneer performer in both radio and television.[3]
- ^ Reynolds, Juliette (November 14, 1996). "On-Air Pioneer Dies in Sarasota; Alma Kitchell Yoder, 103, Was Prominent in Broadcasting When the Industry Was New". Sarasota Herald Tribune. p. 1A. ProQuest 963027145.
Yoder died Wednesday in Sarasota. She was 103. Born Alma Irene Hopkins on June 29, 1893, in Superior, Wis., Yoder began studying music as a child and later attended the Cincinnati Conservatory. She moved to New York in 1912 to further her singing career and soon began taking voice lessons from Charles W. Kitchell, whom she married in 1915. He died in 1956. [...] In addition to her son, James, survivors include another son, Charles H. Kitchell of Osterville, Mass.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
- ^ "Alma Kitchell". Radio and Television Mirror. 30 (1): 51, 85. June 1948. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ Sies, Leora M.; Sies, Luther F. (2003). The Encyclopedia of Women in Radio, 1920-1960. Jefferson, N.C.: Mcfarland & Co. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-7864-6439-5.