Beverly Sills

Summary

Beverly Sills is a human^[1]. She was born in New York City^[2]. She was born on May 25, 1929^[3]. She died in New York City^[4]. She died on July 2, 2007^[5]. She worked as an actor^[6], opera singer^[7], autobiographer^[8], musician^[9], and businessperson^[10]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (989 views/month, #7,069 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Beverly Sills's place of birth was New York City^[2].
• Beverly Sills was born in Brooklyn^[12].
• Beverly Sills passed away in New York City^[4].
• Beverly Sills was born on May 25, 1929^[3].
• Beverly Sills died on July 2, 2007^[5].
• Burial took place at Kensico Cemetery^[13].
• Burial took place at Sharon Gardens Cemetery^[14].
• Beverly Sills was married to Peter Greenough^[15].
• Beverly Sills held citizenship in United States^[16].
• English was Beverly Sills's native language^[17].
• Beverly Sills worked as an actor^[6].
• Beverly Sills worked as an opera singer^[7].
• Beverly Sills worked as an autobiographer^[8].
• Beverly Sills's professions included musician^[9].
• Beverly Sills's professions included businessperson^[10].
• Beverly Sills held the position of chairperson^[18].
• Beverly Sills's education included a stint at Erasmus Hall High School^[19].
• Beverly Sills's education included a stint at Professional Children's School^[20].
• Beverly Sills received the National Medal of Arts^[21].
• Beverly Sills received the National Women's Hall of Fame^[22].
• Beverly Sills received the Presidential Medal of Freedom^[23].
• Beverly Sills received the Kennedy Center Honors^[24].
• Beverly Sills received the honorary doctor of Brandeis University^[25].
• Beverly Sills received the honorary doctor of Harvard University^[26].
• Beverly Sills was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[27].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1929-05-25^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2007-07-02^[31]

• Genre(s): classical^[32]

• Community tags: american soprano, classical, soprano^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: ccdacf81-4116-4555-a676-cd955736ce8b^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include New York City^[2], a global city^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1624^[37] and Brooklyn^[12], a borough of New York City^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1634^[40]. Beverly Sills was born on May 25, 1929^[3]. English was her native language^[17].

Education

Educated at Erasmus Hall High School^[19], a high school^[41], in United States^[42], headquartered in New York City^[43] and Professional Children's School^[20], a school^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1914^[46]. Beverly Sills studied under Estelle Liebling^[47].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor^[6], opera singer^[7], autobiographer^[8], musician^[9], and businessperson^[10]. Beverly Sills held the position of chairperson^[18].

Recognition

Awards received include National Medal of Arts^[21], a medallion^[48], in United States^[49], founded in 1984^[50]; National Women's Hall of Fame^[22], a 501(c)(3) organization^[51], in United States^[52], founded in 1969^[53]; Presidential Medal of Freedom^[23], an award^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1963^[56]; Kennedy Center Honors^[24], an award^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1978^[59]; honorary doctor of Brandeis University^[25], an honorary degree^[60], in United States^[61]; and honorary doctor of Harvard University^[26], an award^[62], in United States^[63].

Personal Life

Beverly Sills was married to Peter Greenough^[15].

Death and Burial

Beverly Sills died on July 2, 2007^[5]. She died in New York City^[4]. The cause of death was lung cancer^[64]. Recorded place of burial include Kensico Cemetery^[13] and Sharon Gardens Cemetery^[14].

Why It Matters

Beverly Sills ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (989 views/month, #7,069 of 1,000,298).^[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[65] She is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[66]

FAQs

Where was Beverly Sills born?

Born in New York City^[2], Beverly Sills…

Where did Beverly Sills die?

Beverly Sills passed away in New York City^[4].

Who was Beverly Sills married to?

Beverly Sills's spouses include Peter Greenough^[15].

What did Beverly Sills do for work?

Beverly Sills worked as actor^[6], opera singer^[7], autobiographer^[8], musician^[9], and businessperson^[10].

Where did Beverly Sills go to school?

Beverly Sills was educated at Erasmus Hall High School^[19] and Professional Children's School^[20].

What awards did Beverly Sills receive?

Honors received include National Medal of Arts^[21], National Women's Hall of Fame^[22], Presidential Medal of Freedom^[23], and Kennedy Center Honors^[24].