Hollace Shaw | |
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![]() Hollace Shaw (1947) | |
Born | Hollace Shaw July 24, 1913 |
Died | March 2, 1976 | (aged 62)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Pomona College |
Occupation | Singer |
Spouse(s) | Major Clarence Turner Foster (1944–?) Dr. Frederick C. Schlumberger (?–1976, her death) |
Hollace Shaw (July 24, 1913 – March 2, 1976) was a coloratura soprano [1] who performed on old-time radio and on the stage.
Shaw was born in Fresno, California. [2] Her father, Rev. Shirley R. Shaw, [3] was a minister, and her mother was a concert singer. [1] She was the oldest of five children, [4] one of whom was Robert Shaw, who founded the Robert Shaw Chorale and directed symphony orchestras in Atlanta, Georgia, and Cleveland, Ohio. [1]
Shaw was a featured soloist on Blue Velvet Music, [5] Saturday Night Serenade [6] and the featured female soloist on Song Time [7] and was a member of the cast of The Hour of Charm, [8] on which she was known as "Vivian." [4] She also had her own weekly program on CBS. [9]
Shaw's Broadway credits include Higher and Higher (1939) and Very Warm for May (1939). [10] The latter production included her introduction of the song All the Things You Are. [11]
Shaw sang frequently with symphony orchestras around the United States and at Radio City Music Hall, in New York City. [12] She also performed in night clubs. Eugene Burr wrote about Shaw in a review in Billboard's October 12, 1940, issue: "She has an outstanding voice, one of the few real voices that have been developed in recent years..." [13]
On April 12, 1944, Shaw married Clarence Turner Foster, a major in the Air Transport Command, in New York, New York. [14] She later married Dr. Frederick C. Schlumberger, a surgeon. [12]
Shaw died March 2, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, at age 62. She was survived by her husband, two stepchildren, a sister and two brothers. [12]
Hollace Shaw | |
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![]() Hollace Shaw (1947) | |
Born | Hollace Shaw July 24, 1913 |
Died | March 2, 1976 | (aged 62)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Pomona College |
Occupation | Singer |
Spouse(s) | Major Clarence Turner Foster (1944–?) Dr. Frederick C. Schlumberger (?–1976, her death) |
Hollace Shaw (July 24, 1913 – March 2, 1976) was a coloratura soprano [1] who performed on old-time radio and on the stage.
Shaw was born in Fresno, California. [2] Her father, Rev. Shirley R. Shaw, [3] was a minister, and her mother was a concert singer. [1] She was the oldest of five children, [4] one of whom was Robert Shaw, who founded the Robert Shaw Chorale and directed symphony orchestras in Atlanta, Georgia, and Cleveland, Ohio. [1]
Shaw was a featured soloist on Blue Velvet Music, [5] Saturday Night Serenade [6] and the featured female soloist on Song Time [7] and was a member of the cast of The Hour of Charm, [8] on which she was known as "Vivian." [4] She also had her own weekly program on CBS. [9]
Shaw's Broadway credits include Higher and Higher (1939) and Very Warm for May (1939). [10] The latter production included her introduction of the song All the Things You Are. [11]
Shaw sang frequently with symphony orchestras around the United States and at Radio City Music Hall, in New York City. [12] She also performed in night clubs. Eugene Burr wrote about Shaw in a review in Billboard's October 12, 1940, issue: "She has an outstanding voice, one of the few real voices that have been developed in recent years..." [13]
On April 12, 1944, Shaw married Clarence Turner Foster, a major in the Air Transport Command, in New York, New York. [14] She later married Dr. Frederick C. Schlumberger, a surgeon. [12]
Shaw died March 2, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, at age 62. She was survived by her husband, two stepchildren, a sister and two brothers. [12]