Mattiwilda Dobbs

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Birth
July 11, 1957, Atlanta, GA
Death
December 8, 2015, Atlanta, GA
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Spelman College (B.A., Music; minor in Spanish, 1946)

Columbia University (M.A. in Spanish, 1948)

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Opera Singer (coloratura soprano)
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Lotte Leonard

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*some sources say April 6, 1845

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