Annette Richardson Dinwoodey

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Name = Annette Richardson Dinwoodey


Img_capt = circa 1925-1930
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Background = solo_singer
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Born = birth date|1906|2|17|mf=y
Farmington, Utah, United States
Died = death date and age|2007|1|21|1906|2|17|mf=y
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Origin = Salt Lake City
Instrument = Singing
Voice_type = Contralto
Genre = Opera, Choir
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Years_active = 1926-1973
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Annette Richardson Dinwoodey (February 17, 1906 – January 21, 2007) was an American radio singer and centenarian. She sang with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1971 to 1973.

She was born in Farmington, Utah to Alamanda Bradford Richardson (1847-1921) and Linnie Gregory (1874-1955). Her father was a Presbyterian minister and her mother was one of the first to be baptized a member of the LDS Church in northeastern Texas. Her father was a distant relative to the Lee family, including Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Annette married Clinton Mills Dinwoodey (1901-1997) on 21 December, 1928 and had two children, Anna Lou Dinwoodey Jenkins (1930-2004) and James Clinton Dinwoodey (1936-1994), both of whom are deceased.

Annette was a vocalist in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and sang at Carnegie Hall and the Salt Lake Tabernacle. She performed for a large portion of her adult life. She sang on KSL Radio from 1930 to 1945.

She began researching her family history at a young age, and later published a volume of books called "Our Virginia and Tennessee Paternal Ancestors: Richardson, Lee, Teel, Martin, Caffery, and Warren".

Dinwoodey lived in Salt Lake City, Utah and passed away just one month shy of her 101st birthday.

Archive

The photos of her singing career are archived at the University of Utah as the Annette Dinwoodey Collection.

References

* [http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=148&sid=165384 KSL Radio: Girl with a Golden Voice Celebrates 100th Birthday]
* [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view2/1,4382,635183684,00.html Deseret News: Centenarian has a song in her heart]
* [http://www.lib.utah.edu/spc/photo/p141/p141.html Utah archive Annette Richardson Dinwoodey collection]
* [http://extras.sltrib.com/tribPhoto/Gallery.asp?ID=30510&PubDate=2006-02-20&GID= Salt Lake Tribune image of her in 1930s]
* [http://www.sltribphoto.com/Gallery.asp?ID=30509&PubDate=2006-02-20&GID= Salt Lake Tribune image of 100th birthday]