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October 2, 1981 (61 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
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Celebrities born on June 11
Born in 1920
Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago
Gemini named Hazel
Pianists from Trinidad And Tobago
Pianists born in Trinidad And Tobago
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First name Hazel
Hazel Scott
Hazel Dorothy Scott was a Trinidadian-born jazz and classical pianist, singer, and actor. She was a critically acclaimed performing artist and an outspoken critic of racial discrimination and segregation. She used her influence to improve the representation of Black Americans in film. Born in Port of Spain, Scott moved to New York City with her mother at the age of four. Scott was a child musical prodigy, receiving scholarships to study at the Juilliard School when she was eight. In her teens, she performed in a jazz band. She also performed on the radio. She was prominent as a jazz singer throughout the 1930s and 1940s. In 1950, she became the first black American to host her own TV show, The Hazel Scott Show. Her career in America faltered after she testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1950 during the McCarthy era. Scott subsequently moved to Paris in 1957 and began performing in Europe, not returning to the United States until 1967.
BornPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
DiedOctober 2, 1981, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Manhattan, New York, US
Known forThe first black American to host her own TV show, The Hazel Scott Show

About Hazel Scott

Pianist Hazel Scott was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago on June 11, 1920. She dies at the age of 61, on October 2, 1981.

One of the best pianists of her day, she established herself as a regular on the jazz scene by defying stereotypes about blacks and women.

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Hazel Scott before becoming famous

Hazel Scott was born in the Zodiac sign Gemini (The Twins), and 1920 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Monkey (猴).

When she was nine years old, she was offered a scholarship to The Juilliard School of Music.

Achievement of Hazel Scott

She sang everything, from show tunes to Broadway songs, that came her way.

Hazel Scott's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Until 1956, she was married to Rev. Politician Adam Clayton Powell Jr., a well-known politician.

Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908 - 1972) (Politician)
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908 - 1972)

Politician

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She made as much of an impact on the growth of African-American women as Jazz Singer Billie Holiday and Lena Horne.

Billie Holiday (1915 - 1959) (Jazz Singer)
Billie Holiday (1915 - 1959)

Jazz Singer

Hazel Scott Income & Net worth

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