Marguerite Piazza

Age: 83
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Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Born: May. 6th, 1926

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Marguerite Piazza's Main TV Roles

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NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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Formerly black-haired, she later turned blonde.
Her first two marriages were unhappy ones, each of whom bore her a child. First husband Karl Kritz was instrumental in furthering her musical knowledge. Second husband, Graves McDonald, an alcoholic who deserted her when she became pregnant with his child, died before they could divorce.
Suffered serious injuries in a car accident.
In 1968, she recovered from three operations on her face to remove cancerous growths, and in 1973 was treated for cervical and uterine cancer.
Married four times and has six children. In 1975, one of her sons committed suicide.
Her contributions to various charities has been celebrated, especially the annual Marguerite Piazza Gala and Auction for the benefit of St Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Before the dangers of cigarette smoking were made public, the opera singer pitched Camel cigarettes on TV, saying that Camels had "a mildness that agrees with my throat".
Graduated from Loyola University of the South's College of Music in 1940, she subsequently studied at Louisiana State University, where she was a student of the baritone 'Pasquale Amato' (qv).

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