Gladys Swarthout

Gladys Swarthout (December 25, 1900 in Deepwater, Missouri – July 7, 1969 in Florence, Italy) was an American mezzo-soprano opera singer and actress.^[1]^[2]

^ NOTE: Various sources differ in the year of her birth; many indicate 1904, a few 1898, but her obituary and gravestone state 1900. The 1900 United States Census and her gravestone as seen in a photograph on Findagrave.com give her year of birth as 1897.
^ "Gladys Swarthout (1897-1969) - Find a Grave..." Findagrave.com. Retrieved December 25, 2024. ^{[unreliable source?]}