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Maria Callas

Maria CallasAKA Maria Anna Sofia Cecilia Kalogeropoulos

Born: 4-Dec-1923
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 16-Sep-1977
Location of death: Paris, France
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Cremated, Ashes scattered over Aegean Sea

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer

Nationality: Greece
Executive summary: Diva soprano of the 1950s

"First I lost my voice, then I lost my figure and then I lost Onassis."

Father: George Kalogeropoulos
Mother: Evangelia Kalogeropoulos
Sister: Jackie Callas
Husband: Giovanni Battista Meneghini (m. 1949, div. 1959)
Boyfriend: Aristotle Onassis (extramarital affair, 1959)
Son: Omero Lengrini Onassis (b. 30-Mar-1960, d. 30-Mar-1960)

    University: National Conservatoire
    Teacher: Juilliard School (1971-72)

    Coma 22 days, at age 5, after vehicle accident
    Abortion 1966 (probably fictional)
    Renounced US Citizenship
    Nervous Breakdown
    Greek Ancestry
    Risk Factors: Alcoholism, Amphetamines

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Medea (27-Dec-1969)



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