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Zoë Akins

Zoe Byrd Akins (October 30, 1886 – October 29, 1958) was an American playwright, poet, and author. She won the 1935 Pulitzer Prize for drama for The Old Maid.

Birth and Death Data: Born Humansville (city in Polk County, Missouri, United States), Died October 29, 1958 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W149019 10-in. 9/19/1929 Corals Walter Golde ; Louis Graveure Tenor vocal solo, with piano lyricist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Akins, Zoë," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104945.

Akins, Zoë. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104945.

"Akins, Zoë." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104945

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