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Geraldine Farrar

Born: 28-Feb-1882
Birthplace: Melrose, MA
Died: 11-Mar-1967
Location of death: Ridgefield, CT
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Buried, Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, NY

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Soprano, New York Metropolitan Opera

Father: Sidney Farrar (professional baseball player)
Mother: Henrietta Barnes
Husband: Lou Tellegen (actor, m. 1916, div. 1923, d. 1934 suicide)
Boyfriend: Arturo Toscanini (conductor, extramarital affair for 7 years)

    New York Metropolitan Opera Singer (1906-22)
    Berlin State Opera Singer (1901-06)
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1620 Vine St. (motion pictures)
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 1709 Vine St. (recording)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Carmen (31-Oct-1915)

Author of books:
Such Sweet Compulsion: The Autobiography of Geraldine Farrar (1938, memoir)


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