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- Birth nameMarguerite Claire Luft
- Marguerite Piazza was born on May 6, 1920 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was an actress, known for Musical Comedy Time (1950), Shower of Stars (1954) and Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950). She was married to Francis Harrison (Harry) Bergtholdt, William Condon, Karl Kritz and Graves McDonald. She died on August 2, 2012 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
- SpousesFrancis Harrison (Harry) Bergtholdt(November 8, 1970 - March 2007) (his death)William Condon(July 1953 - 1967) (his death, 4 children)Karl Kritz (divorced, 1 child)Graves McDonald (his death, 1 child)
- New Orleans-born operatic lyric soprano, TV songstress and nightclub entertainer.
- Graduated from Loyola University of the South's College of Music in 1940, she subsequently studied at Louisiana State University, where she was a student of the baritone Pasquale Amato.
- She joined the New York City Opera in 1944 as the youngest member of the company. Her first role at the City Center was Nedda in "Pagliacci," which was followed by "La bohème" (as Musetta), "Der Zigeunerbaron" and "Don Giovanni" (as Donna Elvira), among others.
- Her 1950 Broadway debut in "Happy as Larry", starring and directed by Burgess Meredith led to her joining the cast of the Your Show of Shows (1950) starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.
- Made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1951 as Rosalinde von Eisenstein in "Die Fledermaus". She later became a fixture in supper and night clubs.
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