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Marjorie Finlay

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Marjorie Finlay

Marjorie Moehlenkamp Finlay (October 5, 1928 – June 1, 2003) was an American opera singer and television personality. A coloratura soprano, Finlay performed concert and opera singing. After winning a talent contest in 1950, she toured on the ABC radio network show Music With the Girls. Finlay later had her own television program and served as an MC for El Show Pan-Americano in Puerto Rico. She toured South America and released an album in Mexico. She is the maternal grandmother of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who dedicated her song "Marjorie". Her vocals are also featured in the background of the Taylor Swift song.

Infobox

Born
Marjorie Moehlenkamp(1928-10-05)October 5, 1928Memphis, Tennessee, US
Died
June 1, 2003(2003-06-01) (aged 74)Reading, Pennsylvania, US
Alma mater
Lindenwood College
Occupations
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Years active
1950–2003
Spouse
mw- Robert Finlay (m. 1952)
Children
2
Relatives
mw- Taylor Swift (granddaughter) Austin Swift (grandson) William Faulkner (third cousin)

Tables

· Awards and honors
1949
$200 scholarship (equivalent to $2,643 in 2024)
Role(s)
National music contest hosted by the magazine Music News and the Metropolitan School of Music in Chicago
1961
Outstanding graduate with a certificate of merit
Role(s)
Given by her alma mater Lindenwood College
1962
Role(s)
Guardsmen nicknamed her "madrina" (godmother)
Year
Title
Notes
Ref.
1949
$200 scholarship (equivalent to $2,643 in 2024)
National music contest hosted by the magazine Music News and the Metropolitan School of Music in Chicago
1950
Talent contest on the ABC network show Music With the Girls
Winner
1961
Outstanding graduate with a certificate of merit
Given by her alma mater Lindenwood College
1962
Honorary captain in the Puerto Rico Air National Guard
Guardsmen nicknamed her "madrina" (godmother)

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  19. The Straits Times, Singapore. November 21, 1968. "The Bartered Bride, with Marjorie in the Lead".
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    https://ew.com/music/taylor-swift-pays-homage-grandparents-love-story-timeless-video/
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    https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-marjorie-nashville-video-1235323118/
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    https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/taylor-swift-fan-chants-rituals
  28. Lindenwood College Bulletin
    https://www.lindenwood.edu/files/resources/1949-06.pdf
  29. St. Louis Globe-Democrat
    https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65065428/st-louis-globe-democrat/
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