Florence jenkins biography

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    • Florence Foster Jenkins

    American soprano (1868–1944)

    For the 2016 biographical film, see Florence Foster Jenkins (film).

    Florence Foster Jenkins

    Born

    Narcissa Florence Foster


    (1868-07-19)July 19, 1868

    Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.

    DiedNovember 26, 1944(1944-11-26) (aged 76)

    New York City, U.S.

    Occupation(s)Amateur singer, socialite
    Years active1912–1944
    SpouseFrank Thornton Jenkins (separated 1886)
    PartnerSt. Clair Bayfield (1909-1944)

    Florence Foster Jenkins (born Narcissa Florence Foster;[a] July 19, 1868 – November 26, 1944) was an American socialite and amateur soprano who became known, and mocked, for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor singing ability. Stephen Pile ranked her "the world's worst opera singer ... No one, before or since, has succeeded in liberating themselves quite so completely from the shackles of musical notation."[1]

    Despite – or perhaps because