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    • Florence Foster Jenkins (born Narcissa Florence Foster; 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 suc… See more

    BornNarcissa Florence Foster · July 19, 1868 · Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, U.S.
    DiedNovember 26, 1944 (aged 76) · New York City, U.S.
    SpouseFrank Thornton Jenkins (1852–1917, separated 1886)
    Occupation(s)Amateur singer, socialite
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    Narcissa Florence Foster was born July 19, 1868, in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Charles Dorrance Foster (1836–1909), an attorney and scion of a wealthy land-owning Pennsylvania family, and Mary J… See more

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    According to published reviews and other contemporary accounts, Jenkins's proficiency at the piano did not translate well to her singing. She is described as having great difficulty with such basic vocal skills as pit… See more

    Recordings

    The only professional audio recordings of Jenkins consist of nine selections on five 78-rpm records (Melotone Recording Studio, New York City, 1941–1944), produced by Jenkins, at her expense, and sold to her … See more

    In popular culture

    • Precious Few, a play about Jenkins and the English novelist Ronald Firbank, by Terry Sneed, premiered in 1994 at Wildwood Park for the Performing Arts in Little Rock, Arkansas.
    • Goddess of Song, a one-woma… See more

    External links

    • Florence Foster Jenkins at Find a Grave
    • Florence Foster Jenkins ephemera, a scrapbook kept for Jenkins and her husband, St. Clair Bayfield, in the Music Division of The New York Public Library for the Perform… See more

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    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 ...

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    "Fort Worth man's film inspired Streep's Florence Foster Jenkins". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2016. ^ a b c d e f g h Collup, D: Florence Foster Jenkins: A World of Her Own. DVD, Video Artists Int'l (2007). OCLC 191749195 ^ a b Class rosters of the Bethlehem Female Seminary.

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    Florence Foster Jenkins was an American amateur soprano, socialite, and philanthropist. She was a rich woman who began financing her own shows in the 1920s, hoping to become a star, despite her total lack of musical talent.

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