Mary Garden — Scottish Musician born on February 20, 1874, died on January 03, 1967

Mary Garden, was a Scottish operatic soprano with a substantial career in France and America in the first third of the 20th century. She spent the latter part of her childhood and youth in the United States and eventually became an American citizen, although she lived in France for many years and eventually retired to Scotland, where she died... (wikipedia)

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