Grace Moore
American operatic soprano and actress (1898ā1947) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Irish rugby player, see Grace Moore (rugby union).
Mary Willie Grace Moore (December 5, 1898[1] ā January 26, 1947) was an American operatic lyric soprano and actress in musical theatre and film.[2] She was nicknamed the "Tennessee Nightingale." Her films helped to popularize opera by bringing it to a larger audience. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in One Night of Love.
In 1947, Moore died in a plane crash at the age of 48. She published an autobiography in 1944 titled You're Only Human Once. In 1953, a film about her life was released titled So This Is Love starring Kathryn Grayson.