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Adele Parkhurst

1885 – 1965

American singer

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Lived 1885 – 1965 (aged 80). Adele Parkhurst was a singer.

Adele Parkhurst (June 5, 1885 – October 22, 1965), born Adele Bedelia Maloney, was an American concert singer.

Early life Adele Bedelia Maloney was from Hopkins, Minnesota, the daughter of Michael F. Maloney and Albertina Erickson Maloney. Her father was born in Ireland and was a Union Army veteran of the American Civil War; her mother was born in Chicago. Adele Parkhurst sang at the Minnesota pavilion at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904, and trained as a singer with Wilfried Klamroth.

Career Parkhurst was a "birdlike and graceful" coloratura soprano, who gave concerts at New York's Aeolian Hall in 1920, and the Town Hall venue in 1921. She was soprano soloist at the Church of the Divine Paternity in New York City. A 1922 report described her as "one of the best singers of oratorio form of music now before the public." She sang in radio concerts, operettas, and operas later in the 1920s. She sang as a soloist with symphonies in New York, Chicago, and Minneapolis. She later married Paul E. Orr. She died in 1965, aged 80 years, in Dunedin, Florida.

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Who was Adele Parkhurst?

American singer (1885-1965)

When was Adele Parkhurst born?

Adele Parkhurst was born on 5 June 1885 in Hopkins.

When did Adele Parkhurst die?

Adele Parkhurst died on 22 October 1965.

What was Adele Parkhurst's occupation?

Adele Parkhurst was a singer.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Adele Parkhurst

· Wikidata: Q98525443

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