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- Shirley Verrett was born on May 31, 1931 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Life Is Beautiful (1997), The Metropolitan Opera Presents (1977) and Macbeth (1987). She was married to Louis LoMonaco and James Carter. She died on November 5, 2010 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
- SpousesLouis LoMonaco(1963 - November 5, 2010) (her death, 1 child)James Carter(July 22, 1951 - November 4, 1959) (divorced)
- Marriage lasted 47 years.
- She was one of five children born in New Orleans, Louisiana to strict Seventh Day Adventist parents. Her father moved the family to Los Angeles, California where she was raised.
- She was a professor of voice at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Currently on the voice faculty at the University of Michigan.
- American mezzo-soprano and soprano.
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