About Yoshie Fujiwara
Lived 1898 – 1976 (aged 77). Yoshie Fujiwara was a Japanese opera singer.
was a Japanese tenor singer.
Biography He was born in Osaka. His mother Kinu Sakata was a biwa-player and a geisha, worked in Shimonoseki of Yamaguchi Prefecture. Her mother was born in Osaka too. His father, Neil Brodie Reid, (November 30, 1870 – January 19, 1920) a Scottish merchant, worked for Holme Ringer & Co., however he was not raised by his father. Tokuzaburō Fujiwara adopted him, from whom he received the family name "Fujiwara". Even so, his true father met him later in his life and put Yoshie into school. Yoshie's mother died in his youth, and Reid remained a bachelor all his life. Reid's grave is in Shimonoseki and Reid's boarding house later became the "Fujiwara Yoshie Memorial Museum".
In 1934, he established the Fujiwara Opera and became a notable figure of Japanese opera history.
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Who was Yoshie Fujiwara?
Japanese opera singer (1898–1976)
When was Yoshie Fujiwara born?
Yoshie Fujiwara was born on 5 December 1898 in Osaka.
When did Yoshie Fujiwara die?
Yoshie Fujiwara died on 22 March 1976 in Tokyo.
What was Yoshie Fujiwara's occupation?
Yoshie Fujiwara was an opera singer.
What nationality was Yoshie Fujiwara?
Yoshie Fujiwara was Japanese.
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