Hazel Scott

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 Scott

Hazel Dorothy Scott (June 11, 1920October 2, 1981) was a jazz and classical pianist and singer.

Biography

She was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on June 11, 1920 and raised in New York City from the age of four. She performed extensively on piano as a child, then trained at the Juilliard School. She appeared in the production "Priorities of 1942" and played twice at the famed Carnegie 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 the DuMont Television Network on 3 July 1950. However, she publicly opposed McCarthyism and racial segregation, and the show was canceled in 1950 when she was accused of being a Communist sympathizer. The last broadcast was 29 September 1950.

Her most successful recording was "Tico Tico." Her album "Relaxed Piano Moods", with Charles Mingus and Max 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 at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New 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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