1. Marjorie Moehlenkamp Finlay was an American opera singer and television personality.
21 Facts About Marjorie Finlay
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Marjorie Finlay toured South America and released an album in Mexico.
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Marjorie Finlay is the maternal grandmother of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who dedicated her songs "Marjorie" and "Timeless" to her.
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Marjorie Finlay Moehlenkamp was born on October 5,1928, in Memphis, Tennessee, to Elmer Henry Moehlenkamp of St Charles, Missouri, and Cora Lee Morrow of Arkansas.
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In 1948, Marjorie Finlay performed at Mexico Senior High School as a soloist in the Lindenwood Vesper Choir.
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Marjorie Finlay earned her Bachelor of Music from Lindenwood University in 1949.
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Marjorie Finlay was in Mu Phi Epsilon, a professional music fraternity.
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Marjorie Finlay was a singer in the St Louis Symphony Orchestra's pop concert at Kiel Auditorium.
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Marjorie Finlay was a singer at the San Juan supper club.
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In 1950, Marjorie Finlay was working as a receptionist at Boatmen's National Bank in St Louis.
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Marjorie Finlay won a talent contest on the ABC network show Music With the Girls.
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Marjorie Finlay was the mistress of ceremonies for El Show Pan-Americano on APA-TV in Santurce, Puerto Rico.
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Marjorie Finlay was active in the Pro Arte Societies, a civic music organization.
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Marjorie Finlay's Spanish was reportedly "bad" enough to be funny to her audiences.
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Marjorie Finlay's television show ran six nights a week for 17 months.
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In 1962, Marjorie Finlay performed at a Kiel Auditorium Pop Concert.
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Marjorie Finlay's performance included "Fanciulla E Sbocciato L'Amore" from La rondine and "Jewel song" in addition to pop songs.
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Marjorie Finlay married Robert Finlay, president of Raymond Construction Company, on March 22,1952, in Palm Beach, Florida.
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In November 1968, Marjorie Finlay performed for five nights as the soprano lead in the opera "The Bartered Bride" at the Victoria Theatre in Singapore.
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Marjorie Finlay died from undisclosed causes on June 1,2003, in Reading, Pennsylvania, at the age of 74.
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Taylor Swift, her granddaughter, cited Marjorie Finlay for inspiring her to pursue a career in music.