| Leontyne Price  AKA Mary Violet Leontyne Price
Born: 10-Feb-1927
Birthplace: Laurel, MS
Gender: Female
Religion: Methodist [1]
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Operatic soprano
[1] Two grandfathers were Methodist ministers.
Father: James Anthony Price
Mother: Kate Baker
Husband: William Warfield (baritone, m. 31-Aug-1952, separated 1967, div. 1973)
High School: Oak Park Vocational High School (1944)
University: BA, Central State College, Wilberforce, OH (1948)
University: Juilliard School of Music (four years)
New York Metropolitan Opera Singer (1961-69)
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1964
Spingarn Medal 1965
Kennedy Center Honor 1980
Emmy 1983 for Live from Lincoln Center
National Medal of Arts 1985
Library of Congress Living Legend 2000
Grammy (about twenty Grammy awards)
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Author of books:
Aida (1990)
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