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Mary Ford

American musician (1924-1977)

PersonDied aged 53humanQ448704

Also known as Iris Colleen Summers

Born: July 7, 1924
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Sources
1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-28
2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in FemBio databaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: September 30, 1977
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-28
2.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
3.Stated in Find a GraveRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in FemBio databaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: El Monte
Place of death: Arcadia
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: actor
, singer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, guitarist
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Spouse: Les Paul(1949–1964)
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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1.Stated in CONOR.SI
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Mary Ford was an American guitarist and vocalist, comprising half of the husband-and-wife musical team Les Paul and Mary Ford. Between 1950 and 1954, the couple had 16 top-ten hits, including "How High the Moon" and "Vaya con Dios", which were number one hits on the Billboard charts. In 1951 alone they sold six million records. With Paul, Ford became one of the early practitioners of multi-tracking.

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Cause of death: diabetes
Given name: Mary
Instrument: guitar
voice
Genre: pop music
folk music
Manner of death: natural causes
Label: Capitol Records
Challenge Records
Family name: Ford
Sex or gender: female
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-06-21
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Native language: English
Writing language: English
Place of burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park
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1.Stated in Find a Grave
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Member of: Les Paul and Mary Ford

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