Soprano, born in Jellico, Tennessee, USA. After vocal studies in Maryland, she appeared in musical comedy in New York during the 1920s, then pursued further studies in France before making her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1928. She went on to a celebrated international career and appeared in several films. She died in a plane crash near Copenhagen.
Mary Willie Grace Moore (December 5, 1898 – January 26, 1947) was an American operatic soprano and actress.
Born in Slabtown, Tennessee, she and her parents relocated to Chattanooga, Tennessee when she was a child.
She reportedly made racist comments and refused to appear on the same stage as an African-American performer.
She was at one point chosen by Florenz Ziegfeld as one of the most beautiful women in the world.
Grace Moore died in a plane crash near the Copenhagen, Denmark airport on January 26, 1947, at the age of 48.
Among the other victims was also Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, then second in line to the Swedish throne and father of the present Swedish king, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ISBN 0-394-52153-6
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