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Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald. By Brianna Black. Birth Date and Date of Death . April 25,1917- June 15 1993. What was the E arlier L ife Like?. When she was younger she moved to Yonkers, N ew York with her mothers boyfriend. Her family struggled with financial difficulties

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Ella Fitzgerald

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  1. Ella Fitzgerald By Brianna Black

  2. Birth Date and Date of Death • April 25,1917- June 15 1993

  3. What was the Earlier Life Like? • When she was younger she moved to Yonkers, New York with her mothers boyfriend. • Her family struggled with financial difficulties • Her mother died after she moved away with her aunt and started skipping school

  4. What was their adult life like? • By the 1980s she began to have health problems • She had heart surgery in 1986 • The diesis left her blind and they amputated both legs

  5. What type of jobs did she have? • She was a musical artist • She was known as the queen of jazz

  6. What was she most well known for ? • She was know for her singing abillitys • A few pieces off her work All my life I’ve been waiting for you My wonderful one I’ve begun Living all my life Poem hunter.com What can I do to prove it to you that I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to ever be mean to youIf I didn’t care I wouldn’t feel like I do, I was so wrong, right or wrong I don’t blame you Poemhunter.com

  7. 7 Facts • She went to the Apollo • She won 13 Grammys • Sold over 4 million albums • Landed a deal with Decca Records • She was a leader of a band • She first wanted to become a dancer • She married Ray Brown

  8. Pictures

  9. Pictures Cited • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://madamenoire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Ella%2BFitzgerald • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://thesavvysistah.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ella-fitzgerald • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://image1.findagrave.com/photos250/photos/2009/41/1328_1234400 • http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.biography.com/imported/images/Biography/Images/Profiles

  10. Work cited • http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h3868.html • http://biography.just-the-swing.com/ella-fitzgerald • http://learningenglish.voanews.com/content/a-23-2007-05-27-voa2-83133422/127408.html • http://www.ellafitzgeraldfoundation.org/featured-past.htm

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