Zona Maie Griswold (December 19, 1889 – November 26, 1961) was an American soprano singer from Texas.
Zona Maie Griswold was born in Mulhall, Oklahoma and raised in Dallas, Texas, [1] the daughter of John Nelson Griswold and Florence Belle Young Griswold. Her father worked as a railroad freight agent; [2] her mother was a song composer. [3] Zona Maie Griswold studied voice at the New England Conservatory of Music, with further training in Berlin. [4]
In 1914 Griswold was one of the soloists at the Texas State Saengerfest. [4] [5] She also sang with the Grand Saline Band and the Apollo Chorus of Fort Worth. [6] [7]
During her time in New York, Griswold was soloist at Glen Ridge Congregational Church in New Jersey, and sang regularly at other churches and clubs, [8] [9] [10] and often on radio in the 1920s. [11] [12] "Her limpid, clear, vibrant tone quality, her excellent musicianship, and her serious devotion to artistic ideals have gained for her a widespread demand to sing more songs more frequently," according to a 1924 report. [13]
She appeared (as an opera singer) on Broadway in The Guardsman (1924-1925). She also taught singing in New York. [14]
Zona Maie Griswold married businessman Edward August Fimmen in 1916. They had daughters, Zona Maie (born 1917) and Florence Lilly (born 1919). [15] She was widowed when Edward died in 1947. [16] She died from Parkinson's disease in 1961, aged 71, while living with her daughter in Des Moines, Iowa. [17] She was buried in Dallas. [18]
Zona Maie Griswold (December 19, 1889 – November 26, 1961) was an American soprano singer from Texas.
Zona Maie Griswold was born in Mulhall, Oklahoma and raised in Dallas, Texas, [1] the daughter of John Nelson Griswold and Florence Belle Young Griswold. Her father worked as a railroad freight agent; [2] her mother was a song composer. [3] Zona Maie Griswold studied voice at the New England Conservatory of Music, with further training in Berlin. [4]
In 1914 Griswold was one of the soloists at the Texas State Saengerfest. [4] [5] She also sang with the Grand Saline Band and the Apollo Chorus of Fort Worth. [6] [7]
During her time in New York, Griswold was soloist at Glen Ridge Congregational Church in New Jersey, and sang regularly at other churches and clubs, [8] [9] [10] and often on radio in the 1920s. [11] [12] "Her limpid, clear, vibrant tone quality, her excellent musicianship, and her serious devotion to artistic ideals have gained for her a widespread demand to sing more songs more frequently," according to a 1924 report. [13]
She appeared (as an opera singer) on Broadway in The Guardsman (1924-1925). She also taught singing in New York. [14]
Zona Maie Griswold married businessman Edward August Fimmen in 1916. They had daughters, Zona Maie (born 1917) and Florence Lilly (born 1919). [15] She was widowed when Edward died in 1947. [16] She died from Parkinson's disease in 1961, aged 71, while living with her daughter in Des Moines, Iowa. [17] She was buried in Dallas. [18]