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  2. Florence Foster Jenkins (born Narcissa Florence Foster; July 19, 1868 – November 26, 1944) was an American socialite and amateur soprano who became known, and mocked, for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor singing ability.

  3. May 9, 2024 · Florence Foster Jenkins was an American amateur soprano, music lover, philanthropist, and socialite who gained fame for her notoriously off-pitch voice. She became a word-of-mouth sensation in the 1940s through her self-funded performances in New York City.

  4. Florence Foster Jenkins was an American amateur soprano, socialite, and philanthropist. She was a rich woman who began financing her own shows in the 1920s, hoping to become a star, despite her total lack of musical talent.

  5. Aug 10, 2016 · Florence Foster Jenkins, known for her lack of skill as a singer, photographed in the 1920s. A new film starring Meryl Streep, which opens in the U.S. Friday, tells the improbable story of ...

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  6. Jul 9, 2020 · In 1944, independently wealthy socialite Florence Foster Jenkins made her Carnegie Hall debut. The rest is history.

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  7. Jul 12, 2016 · Florence Foster Jenkins: The biography that inspired the critically-acclaimed film. Kindle Edition. This is the true story of Florence Foster Jenkins—now the basis of a major motion picture starring Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep! She was a woman with a dream. Nobody believed in her talent.

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  8. Nov 18, 2014 · It’s Florence Foster Jenkins, the legendary diva of awfulness, an early 20th century robber baron heiress who had little talent and no technique, and whose enthusiasm for singing was surpassed only by the size of her ego.

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