Maria Cole | |
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 Cole with her husband Nat, 1951 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Maria Antoinette Hawkins |
| Born | August 1, 1922 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | July 10, 2012 (aged 89) Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Years active | 1936–1955 |
| Labels | Capitol |
| Spouse(s) | Spurgeon Ellington Nat King Cole Gary DeVore |
| Children: 5, including Natalie Cole | |
Maria Cole[1] (née Hawkins; August 1, 1922 – July 10, 2012) was an American jazz singer and the wife of singer Nat King Cole; mother of the singer Natalie Cole.[2][3]
- ^ "Nat "King" Cole's Widow Maria Cole Visits Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum". Archived from the original on July 10, 2012.
- ^ Associated Press (July 11, 2012). "Widow of Nat 'King' Cole dies of cancer at 89". Yahoo! News. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
- ^ Gene Lees, Nat Hentoff (2004). You Can't Steal a Gift: Dizzy, Clark, Milt, and Nat. U of Nebraska Press. pp. 227–35.