Deceased

How Did Sarah Vaughan Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 66

GenderFemaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn27/03/1924Born inNewark, New Jersey, USA Died03/04/1990 (aged 66)Died inHidden HillsCauselung cancerWikidataQ229513 ↗Buried atGlendale CemeteryTMDb#126901 ↗

Sarah Lois Vaughan was an American jazz singer and pianist. Nicknamed "Sassy", "The Divine One", and the "Queen of Bebop", she won two Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award, and was nominated for a total of nine Grammy Awards. She was given an NEA Jazz Masters Award in 1989. Critic Scott Yanow wrote that she had "one of the most wondrous voices of the 20th century".

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Filmography24 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Quincy Jones, Music ManMovie	Self (archive footage)	101
2018	Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesureMovie	Self (archive footage)	94
2014	Duke Ellington & Sarah Vaughan Live At The Berlin Philharmonic Hall 1989Movie	Self	90
2013	Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz DivasMovie	Self (archive footage)	89
2005	Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz DivasMovie	—	81
1987	Jake and the FatmanSeries	—	63
1985	Motown Returns to the ApolloMovie	—	61
1981	Count Basie At Carnegie HallMovie	Self	57
1972	Le Grand ÉchiquierSeries	Self	48
1971	The Pearl Bailey ShowSeries	Self	47
1969	The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourSeries	Self	45
1968	The Dick Cavett ShowSeries	Self - Guest	44
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	38
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	38
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	37
1960	Murder, Inc.Movie	Singer	36
1957	American BandstandSeries	Self	33
1956	The Steve Allen ShowSeries	Self - Singer	32
1956	Basin Street RevueMovie	—	32
1955	Rhythm and Blues RevueMovie	Self	31
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	29
1951	Disc JockeyMovie	Herself	27
1950	The Colgate Comedy HourSeries	Self	26
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	24