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Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald. By: Mima Dawonde. Early Life. Born: April 25, 1918 in Newport News, Virginia She grew up just outside of New York City She received her musical education in public schools. Ella’s mother died when she was only 15

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Ella Fitzgerald

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  1. Ella Fitzgerald By: Mima Dawonde

  2. Early Life • Born: April 25, 1918 in Newport News, Virginia • She grew up just outside of New York City • She received her musical education in public schools. • Ella’s mother died when she was only 15 • Her first big break was at the Apollo Theater in Harlem when she was 16 years old.

  3. Life Story • Ella was married twice to Bernie Kornegay and Ray Brown. • She lived in Beverly Hills, California. • Fitzgerald had one son with Ray Brown. • She was a jazz or pop singer. • From 1956 to 1964 she recorded a 19-volume series of “songbooks.” • Around the 1970’s she became ill with many health problems, but she would not give up performing.

  4. Major Accomplishments • She was honored with fourteen Grammys, the Kennedy Center Award, and an honorary doctorate in music from Yale University. • In 1992 President Bush honored her with the National Medal of Freedom.

  5. Legacy • Ella Fitzgerald died on June 15, 1996, at the age of seventy-eight. • Ella Fitzgerald one of the most exciting jazz singers of her time and because of the naturalness of her style, had a popular appeal that extended far beyond the borders of jazz. • She left her impressive financial estate in a trust, including 2.5 million in proceeds from the sale of her Beverly Hills home.

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