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Grace Moore

Grace Moore, American soprano and actress (died 1947)

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Born
December 5, 1898
Died
January 26, 1947
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1898

About Grace Moore

Mary Willie Grace Moore (December 5, 1898 – January 26, 1947) was an American operatic lyric soprano and actress in musical theatre and film. She was nicknamed the "Tennessee Nightingale." Her films helped to popularize opera by bringing it to a larger audience. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in One Night of Love. In 1947, Moore died in a plane crash at the age of 48. She published an autobiography in 1944 titled You're Only Human Once. In 1953, a film about her life was released titled So This Is Love starring Kathryn Grayson.

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Grace Moore timeline

  1. She published an autobiography in 1944 titled You're Only Human Once.
  2. In 1947, Moore died in a plane crash at the age of 48.

The world when Grace Moore was born

Grace Moore was born in 1898. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineSpanish-American War — US gains territories
  • Technology milestoneMarie & Pierre Curie discover radium
  • World population~1.58B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population71.0M

1898 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Grace Moore's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18982026
Population71.0M341 million

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