Carmen Miranda

Summary

Carmen Miranda is a human^[1]. She was born in Várzea da Ovelha e Aliviada^[2]. She was born on February 9, 1909^[3]. She died in Beverly Hills^[4]. She died on August 5, 1955^[5]. She worked as an actor^[6], singer^[7], and dancer^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,501 views/month, #5,970 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Carmen Miranda's place of birth was Várzea da Ovelha e Aliviada^[2].
• Carmen Miranda's place of birth was Marco de Canaveses^[10].
• Carmen Miranda passed away in Beverly Hills^[4].
• Carmen Miranda died in Los Angeles^[11].
• Carmen Miranda was born on February 9, 1909^[3].
• Carmen Miranda died on August 5, 1955^[5].
• Burial took place at Cemitério de São João Batista^[12].
• Carmen Miranda was married to David Sebastian^[13].
• Carmen Miranda held citizenship in Portugal^[14].
• Carmen Miranda held citizenship in Brazil^[15].
• Portuguese was Carmen Miranda's native language^[16].
• Carmen Miranda's professions included actor^[6].
• Carmen Miranda worked as a singer^[7].
• Carmen Miranda's professions included dancer^[8].
• Carmen Miranda received the Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry^[17].
• Carmen Miranda received the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[18].
• Carmen Miranda received the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[19].
• Carmen Miranda is recorded as female^[20].
• Carmen Miranda's instance of is recorded as human^[21].
• Carmen Miranda's genre is samba^[22].
• Carmen Miranda's genre is traditional pop^[23].
• Carmen Miranda's record label is recorded as RCA Records^[24].
• Carmen Miranda's Commons category is recorded as Carmen Miranda^[25].
• Carmen Miranda's voice type is recorded as mezzo-soprano^[26].
• Carmen Miranda's voice type is recorded as contralto^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: BR^[29]

• Began / founded: 1909-02-09^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1955-08-05^[31]

• Genre(s): latin, marchinha, samba, samba-canção^[32]

• Community tags: latin, marchinha, samba, samba-canção^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 8aee107e-f22b-40cf-95cb-67fce8fa5fbd^[34]

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Várzea da Ovelha e Aliviada^[2], a former freguesia of Portugal^[35], in Portugal^[36] and Marco de Canaveses^[10], a municipality of Portugal^[37], in Portugal^[38], founded in 1852^[39]. Carmen Miranda was born on February 9, 1909^[3]. Portuguese was her native language^[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include actor^[6], singer^[7], and dancer^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry^[17], a grade of an order^[40], in Portugal^[41]; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[18], a commemorative plaque^[42], in United States^[43]; and Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[19], an order^[44], in Brazil^[45], founded in 1991^[46].

Personal Life

Among Carmen Miranda's spouses was David Sebastian^[13].

Death and Burial

Carmen Miranda died on August 5, 1955^[5]. Recorded place of death include Beverly Hills^[4], a city in the United States^[47], in United States^[48] and Los Angeles^[11], a charter city^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1781^[51]. The cause of death was myocardial infarction^[52]. Burial took place at Cemitério de São João Batista^[12].

Why It Matters

Carmen Miranda ranks in the top 0.6% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,501 views/month, #5,970 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] She is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

She has been cited as an influence by Isaurinha Garcia^[55], a singer^[56], 1923–1993^[57], of Brazil^[58], awarded the Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[59].

FAQs

Where was Carmen Miranda born?

Carmen Miranda was born in Várzea da Ovelha e Aliviada^[2].

Where did Carmen Miranda die?

Carmen Miranda died in Beverly Hills^[4].

Who was Carmen Miranda married to?

Carmen Miranda's spouses include David Sebastian^[13].

What did Carmen Miranda do for work?

Carmen Miranda worked as actor^[6], singer^[7], and dancer^[8].

What awards did Carmen Miranda receive?

Honors received include Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry^[17], star on Hollywood Walk of Fame^[18], and Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)^[19].

Who did Carmen Miranda influence?

Carmen Miranda has been cited as an influence by Isaurinha Garcia^[55].