Jean Murai, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jean Murai

American socialist and singer

Date of Birth: 11-Apr-1913

Date of Death: 28-Sep-2007

Profession: singer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Jean Murai

  • Jean Murai (April 11, 1913 — September 28, 2007) was a Greenwich Village-based New York City folksinger and activist. Born into a working-class family in Brooklyn, Murai received a B.A.
  • in languages and a Master's in psychology at Hunter College.
  • She also studied piano, dancing and singing.
  • As a child, she learned Yiddish folk songs, later adding songs from countries such as Haiti, Cuba, Spain and France.
  • She recorded a popular album of music, "Mama, I Want a Husband". She died, aged 94, at Cabrini Hospice in New York City on September 28, 2007, following a stroke.
  • Murai was twice married, but had no children.

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