- Hazel Scott
Infobox actor
bgcolour = silver
name = Hazel Scott
imagesize = 200px
spouse =Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (m. 1945-1956)
caption = from the trailer for the film
"Rhapsody in Blue" (1945).
birthdate = birth date|1920|6|11|mf=y
location =Port of Spain ,Trinidad and Tobago
deathdate = death date and age|1981|10|2|1920|6|11|mf=y
deathplace =Mount Sinai Medical Center ,New York City ,New York , U.S.
birthname = Hazel Dorothy ScottHazel Dorothy Scott (
June 11 ,1920 –October 2 ,1981 ) was ajazz and classicalpianist andsinger .Biography
She was born in
Port of Spain ,Trinidad and Tobago onJune 11 ,1920 and raised inNew York City from the age of four. She performed extensively onpiano as a child, then trained at theJuilliard School . She appeared in the production "Priorities of 1942" and played twice at the famedCarnegie Hall . Her motion picture career included the films "Something To Shout About," "I Dood It ," "Broadway Rhythm ," "The Heat's On," and "Rhapsody in Blue."She was known for improvising on classical themes and also played
bebop ,blues , and ballads. She was the first woman of color to have her own television show, "The Hazel Scott Show ", which premiered on theDuMont Television Network on3 July 1950 . However, she publicly opposedMcCarthyism andracial segregation , and the show was canceled in 1950 when she was accused of being aCommunist sympathizer. The last broadcast was29 September 1950 .Her most successful recording was "Tico Tico." Her album "Relaxed Piano Moods", with
Charles Mingus andMax Roach , is the album most highly regarded by critics today.She was married to U.S. Congressman
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. from 1945 to 1956, by whom she had one child before their divorce.She died of cancer at the age of 61 on
October 2 ,1981 atMount Sinai Medical Center inNew York City . [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Hazel Scott, 61, Jazz Pianist, Acted In Films, On Broadway |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F3061FF83E5D0C708CDDA90994D9484D81 |quote=Hazel Scott, the pianist and singer who was once married to the late Adam Clayton Powell Jr., died of cancer yesterday at Mount Sinai Medical Center. She was 61 years old. |publisher=New York Times |date=October 3 ,1981 |accessdate=2008-06-18 ]References
External links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0779220/ Hazel Scott at IMDB]
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