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Maxine Sullivan

American blues and jazz singer (1911-1987)
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Maxine Sullivan
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Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[13]
Date of birth
May 13, 1911
Date of death
April 7, 1987
Place of birth
Homestead
Place of death
New York City
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Ethnic group
African Americans[12]
Occupation
singer, actor, jazz singer, musician
Genre
jazz[14]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Archives at
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture[16]
Birth name
Marietta Williams[23]
Described by source
Notable Black American Women, Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[20][21]
Family name
Sullivan[17]
Given name
Maxine[18]
Instrument
voice[19]
Native language
English[11]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library[24]
Place of burial
Westchester Hills Cemetery[9]
Record label
Vocalion Records[15]
Writing language
English[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Marietta Williams en Maxine Sullivan ar ماكسين سوليفان de Marietta Lilian Williams he מקסין סאליבן ja マキシン・サリヴァン ja マキシン・サリバン ko 맥신 설리번 ru Максин О’Салливан
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000059453742
VIAF cluster ID
66653147
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n81071133
GND ID
134594827
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000395819
American National Biography ID
1802411
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
139001759
CANTIC ID
981061059357506706
Carnegie Hall agent ID
54704
DAHR artist ID
103182
DDB person (GND) ID
134594827
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134594827
Show all 46 identifiers +34
Discogs artist ID
311737
Europeana entity
agent/base/88154
FAST ID
74851
Find a Grave memorial ID
10643253
Freebase ID
/m/01jy568
GTAA ID
1647560
Genius artist ID
Maxine-sullivan
Genius artist numeric ID
375481
Grammy Awards artist ID
maxine-sullivan/6795
Grove Music Online ID
A2276619, J434300
HAND ID
964C-B0ED-6203-DA64-94AF
IMDb ID
nm0838243
IdRef ID
197541917
Internet Broadway Database person ID
93256
J9U entity ID
987008729384505171
KBR person ID
14645207
Kinobox person ID
911204
MusicBrainz artist ID
813de8c0-1cec-485b-989c-7ed17e998e65
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
222366
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000028672
NLP ID
a0000003516357
National Library of Latvia ID
000068330
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810604642705606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1727620
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
100872409
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100541743
Rate Your Music artist ID
maxine_sullivan
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/maxine_sullivan
SBN author ID
UBOV526404
SNAC ARK ID
w63f4p6q
TMDB person ID
1248517
WikiTree person ID
Williams-115785
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtxjM9YM7HQwfyHY9mfMP
Yale LUX ID
person/553ebcaf-9c44-454b-af88-87fef96bc5b6

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
actor, singer
← Mb:married 2
John Kirby, Cliff Jackson
Archives at 1
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Family name 1
Sullivan
Genre 1
jazz
Influenced 1
Ella Fitzgerald
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Mb:member of band 1
World's Greatest Jazz Band
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Homestead
Place of death 1
New York City
Record label 1
Vocalion Records
Sex or gender 1
female
Writing language 1
English
← Cast member 1
St. Louis Blues
← Depicts 1
A Great Day in Harlem
← Performer 1
Dark Eyes
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Summary

Maxine Sullivan was born on May 13, 1911[1], in Homestead[2]. She died on April 7, 1987[3], in New York City[4]. She worked as a singer[5], actor[6], jazz singer[7], and musician[8].

Why It Matters

She has been cited as an influence by Ella Fitzgerald[26], a singer-songwriter[27], 1917–1996[28], of United States[29], awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom[30], specialised in music composing[31].

FAQs

Where was Maxine Sullivan born?

Maxine Sullivan's place of birth was Homestead[2].

Where did Maxine Sullivan die?

Maxine Sullivan passed away in New York City[4].

What did Maxine Sullivan do for work?

Maxine Sullivan worked as a singer[5], actor[6], jazz singer[7], and musician[8].

Who did Maxine Sullivan influence?

Maxine Sullivan has been cited as an influence by Ella Fitzgerald[26].

Related Entities

Ella Fitzgerald New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . fr.findagrave.com. fr.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Notable Black American Women. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . fr.findagrave.com. fr.findagrave.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 964C-B0ED-6203-DA64-94AF
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46378: HAND ID (1)"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CANTIC ID → 981061059357506706
    Occupation → singer, actor, jazz singer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32083: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
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