Maria Cole

Maria Cole
Cole with her husband Nat, 1951
Background information
Born
Maria Antoinette Hawkins

(1922-08-01)August 1, 1922
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedJuly 10, 2012(2012-07-10) (aged 89)
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationsSinger
Years active1936–1955
LabelCapitol
Spouses
  • Spurgeon Ellington
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    (m. 1943, died)​
  • ​
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    (m. 1948; died 1965)​
  • ​
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    (m. 1969; div. 1978)​
Children: 5, including Natalie Cole

Maria Cole (née Hawkins; August 1, 1922 – July 10, 2012) was an American jazz singer and the wife of singer Nat King Cole; mother of the singer Natalie Cole.

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