Morgana King
Morgana King (June 4, 1930 – March 22, 2018) was an American jazz singer and actress.[1][2][3] Her best known role was that of Carmela Corleone in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather Part II (1974).[4][5]
King was born in Pleasantville, New York.[6] She was raised in New York City. King died, aged 87, of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Palm Springs, California, on March 22, 2018.[7]
References
- ↑ Liner notes by Joel Dorn – Morgana King album The Complete Reprise Recordings (2000).
- ↑ Liner notes by Ed Osborne – Morgana King re-issue album It's A Quite Thing (2006).
- ↑ Beverly Kenny Sings For Johnny Smith. Toshiba EMI Japan 1955 song "Moe's Blues", track listing 11.
- ↑ Nichols, Peter M. The New York Times Guide to the Best 1000 Movies Ever Made (2004), p. 390; ISBN 0-312-32611-4
- ↑ Maltin, Leonard Leonard Maltin's 2009 Movie Guide (2008), p. 530; ISBN 0-452-28978-5
- ↑ "Bitter Sweet". Musical-theatre.net. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ↑ "Morgana King, jazz singer who played Brando’s wife in ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 87", by Matt Schudell, The Washington Post