1. Ella Fitzgerald MJ

2. Ella Fitzgerald Birth Place: Newport News, Virginia
Birthday: April 25th, 1917
Career: Singer (not a musician)

3. Her Career
Ella was a singer and would also dance. (She entered the Apollo’s Amateur night as a dancer…but she chickened out and sang instead….the rest is music history). Ella's movies consisted of "Ride 'Em Cowboy" where she played a maid named Ruby in 1942, "Pete Kelly's Blues" where she played Maggie Jackson, a nightclub singer, in 1955, "St. Louis Blues" where she played herself in 1958, and "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" where she played Flora, a drug addicted singer in 1960.

4. Most Memorable Moments
Ella Fitzgerald's most memorable moments included her duets with world famous jazz vocalist and trumpeter Louis Armstrong. They collaborated for the Verve Records, a Universal Music Group. Fitzgerald and Armstrong are still known as a magical jazz pair to this day.

6. AWARDS Ella Fitzgerald has won 46 awards, including: 11 Grammy Awards
7 Awards in Theatre Performances
Featured in 2 Magazines
5 awards in the Arts
1 Postal Stamp
20 Other Significant Awards

7. Bonus Fast Facts Nickname: “Lady Ella” and “First Lady of Song”
Death date: June 15, 1996
Death place: Beverly Hills, Calif.
Married: Benny Kornegay ( ), Ray Brown ( )
Children: Ray Brown, Jr.
Grandchildren: Alice Brown
Favorite sports teams: (Los Angeles) Dodgers, Lakers
Throughout her career, Ella recorded at least 200 albums.

8. THE ESTATE OF ELLA FITZGERALD
References
THE ESTATE OF ELLA FITZGERALD
CMG WORLDWIDE
10500 CROSSPOINT BLVD.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46256

9. R.I.P. First Lady of Song