Sarah Vaughan

Sarah Vaughan

Acting
Born 1924-03-27 - Died 1990-04-03Newark, New Jersey, USA

Biography

She began studying music when she was seven, taking eight years of piano lessons and two years of organ. As a child she sang in the choir at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Newark and played piano and organ in high school productions at Arts High School. She entered an amateur contest at the Apollo Theater in New York's Harlem area, singing "Body and Soul", and won the $10 prize and a week's engagement at the Apollo. From 1944 to 1945, she sang with Billy Eckstine and in 1947 she married her manager, trumpeter George Treadwell. Her later husbands included pro football player Clyde Atkins and trumpeter Waymon Reed. She received many awards, including an Emmy in 1981 for a tribute to George Gershwin and a Grammy in 1983.

Movies (18)

Murder, Inc.
6.5

Murder, Inc.

1960Movie6.5
Motown Returns to the Apollo

Motown Returns to the Apollo

1985Movie
Quincy Jones, Music Man
9.0

Quincy Jones, Music Man

2025Movie9.0
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
9.0

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

2018Movie9.0
The Music According to Tom Jobim
7.0

The Music According to Tom Jobim

2012Movie7.0
Rhythm and Blues Revue
6.8

Rhythm and Blues Revue

1955Movie6.8
Disc Jockey
10.0

Disc Jockey

1951Movie10.0
Count Basie At Carnegie Hall
10.0

Count Basie At Carnegie Hall

1981Movie10.0
Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was
8.1

Simonal: No One Knows How Tough It Was

2009Movie8.1
…Sings Musicals
7.0

…Sings Musicals

2012Movie7.0
Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989
0.5

Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989

2014Movie0.5
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

2005Movie
Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

2013Movie
Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2

2006Movie
Basin Street Revue
8.5

Basin Street Revue

1956Movie8.5
Jazz Icons: Sarah Vaughan: Live in '58 & '64

Jazz Icons: Sarah Vaughan: Live in '58 & '64

2007Movie
Sarah Vaughan and her Trio play Jazz from Newport (part II)

Sarah Vaughan and her Trio play Jazz from Newport (part II)

1974Movie
Sarah Vaughan: The Divine One

Sarah Vaughan: The Divine One

1991Movie

TV Shows (13)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

1961Series5.8
The Merv Griffin Show
6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

1962Series6.8
Jake and the Fatman
6.2

Jake and the Fatman

1987Series6.2
The Dick Cavett Show
6.8

The Dick Cavett Show

1968Series6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948Series6.8
The Colgate Comedy Hour
6.9

The Colgate Comedy Hour

1950Series6.9
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
The Steve Allen Show
6.2

The Steve Allen Show

1956Series6.2
Le Grand Échiquier
8.0

Le Grand Échiquier

1972Series8.0
American Bandstand
8.2

American Bandstand

1957Series8.2
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
6.8

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

1969Series6.8
The Pearl Bailey Show
8.0

The Pearl Bailey Show

1971Series8.0