Marjorie Lawrence
Music
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Metropolitan Opera lyric soprano World famous for performances of Wagner roles in gleaming high C voice Performed from wheelchair after contracting polio Retired to Hot Springs where she continued to teach international students
Hot Springs, Arkansas Inducted 1996
Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Education • Women.
Location. 34° 30.647′ N, 93° 3.232′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Central Avenue (State Highway 7) just north of Spring Street, on the right when traveling north. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the north side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Joey Lauren Adams (here, next to this marker); Russ Taff (here, next to this marker); Brooks Robinson (here, next to this marker); The Cella Family (here, next to this marker); Forrest L. Wood (here, next to this marker); Tommy Freeman
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Also see . . . Marjorie Lawrence (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: Marjorie Florence Lawrence CBE (17 February 1907 13 January 1979) was an Australian dramatic soprano, particularly noted as an interpreter of Richard Wagner's operas. She was afflicted by polio from 1941.(Submitted on January 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)On 18 December 1935, she made her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City singing Brόnnhilde in Die Walkόre, and the following year performed the immolation scene in Gφtterdδmmerung by riding her horse into the flames as Wagner had intended, the first Metropolitan Opera soprano to do so.
During a performance in 1941 in Mexico, Lawrence found herself unable to stand she had polio. She returned to the stage 18 months later, performing in a chair, reclining or on a special platform. Although hampered by her lack of mobility, she continued to perform until 1952. In 1949, Lawrence wrote her autobiography Interrupted Melody. In 1955, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released the film version, starring Eleanor Parker
as Lawrence. Parker was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 20242. Marjorie Lawrence MarkerLooking east from Central Avenue; it is the center one of five markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center parking lot is in the background.Lawrence died, aged 71, at St Vincent's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Hot Springs, where she had made her home for many years.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 157 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 18, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
