Morgana King, the acclaimed jazz stylist who released dozens of albums but is perhaps best known for portraying the wife of Marlon Brando's Don Vito Corleone in the first two Godfather films, has died. The cause of death was confirmed by the coroner's office for Riverside County, California as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma - a cancer of the lymphatic and immune systems. I went to my hypnotist to program and condition myself for becoming a member of the cast. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Morgan appeared also as an indirect cause of Arthur's death. Morgana King. The actress actually passed away on March 22, 2018, in Palm Springs at the age of 87, but her death was not reported at the time. TWITTER ', Iconic: She was best known for playing Carmela Corleone - the wife of Marlon Brando's character Don Vito - in the first two Godfather films (pictured with the actor in The Godfather). With Sicilian roots, she was born Maria Grazia Messina de Berardinis on June 4, 1930, in Pleasantville, New York. The Carmela Corleone actress actually passed away in March but her death went unreported until now. Morgana Pendragon was the illegitimate daughter of Uther Pendragon, the second daughter and the youngest child of Vivienne, the younger paternal half-sister of Arthur, the younger maternal half-sister of Morgause and the adopted daughter of Gorlois.Originally a kind-hearted individual, Morgana became evil after being corrupted by Morgause and being betrayed by her former-friend Merlin. I act when I sing. The star revealed in 1971 that she won the part of Carmela after only a brief 'hello and goodbye' with the director and producer Al Ruddy. "She was one of the most revered and unique jazz singers of the last century.". 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FACEBOOK I am not a commercial artist. "I've been a singer for 26 years. 6:58 PM PDT 8/14/2018 ", According to a 2016 JazzTimes article written by James Gavin, King was taken as a youngster to sing "Body and Soul' for Billie Holiday in her dressing room. She was 87. Combining her two passions, she also famously sang comical Italian song 'C'è la luna mezzo mare' during the wedding scene in the first Godfather flick. He wrote to his Facebook friends: 'She was one of the most revered and unique jazz singers of the last century. The Hollywood Reporter is part of MRC Media and Info, a division of MRC. King said she got the part after a brief meeting — "just hello and goodbye" — with Coppola and producer Al Ruddy. King went on to perform in Las Vegas and around the country as well as on television on The Tonight Show, Playboy After Dark and The Hollywood Palace and on programs hosted by Andy Williams, Danny Kaye, Pat Boone, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop and Mike Douglas. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. King, who also had a hit with "Corcovado" ("Quiet Nights"), made a comeback with 1973's New Beginnings and recorded her final nine albums for Muse Records. More than 12,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma each year. Millionaire businessman, 48, collapses and dies while trying to find burglars at his farm who fled before... Has this man just SOLVED Christmas? A representative from the office said that the cause of death was non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a rare form of blood cancer. Fish knives may be passé, but from marmalade to your loaf - what you eat still... Is Spanish strain of Covid-19 behind Europe's second wave? However, she later told the Bergen Record in 1998 that she was not bothered about fame, and prioritised her music career over acting because it was her true passion. According to the legend by Thomas Malory (1415 – 1471), she was unhappily married to King Urien. So you could say I've been rehearsing for this part all my life. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Jazz singer and actress Morgana King passed away at the age of 87 in Palm Springs, California, on March 22, 2018.. The comments below have not been moderated. Pictured: Tunisian migrant Islamist terrorist, 21, who beheaded woman and killed two more Catholics in Nice... London 'to go into Tier 3 lockdown in two weeks' as Britain faces a super-spreader Christmas: Advisers... How POSH is your nosh? The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). I went to my hypnotist to program and condition myself for becoming a member of the cast. Her death had gone unreported until a friend, John Hoglund, wrote about her this week on Facebook.
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