Marguerite Namara
Marguerite Namara (born Marguerite Evelyn Cecilia Banks; November 19, 1888 – November 5, 1974) was a classically trained American lyric soprano whose varied career included serious opera, Broadway musicals, film and theater roles, and vocal recitals, and who counted among her lifelong circle of friends and acquaintances many of the leading artistic figures of the first half of the twentieth century. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Cleveland (city in and county seat of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States), Died November 5, 1974 (Marbella (city in Spain) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1918
Roles Represented in DAHR: soprano vocal
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | [Trial 1916-02-01-08] | Not documented | 2/1/1916 | Come to the woodland | Jerome Kern ; Marguerite Namara | Female vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Edison | 5823 | 10-in. | 10/1/1917 | Believe me, if all those endearing young charms | Marguerite Namara | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Edison | 5943 | 10-in. | 12/26/1917 | Twickenham ferry | Marguerite Namara | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal | |
| Edison | 5977 | 10-in. | between 1/16/1918 and 1/23/1918 | Morenita | Marguerite Namara | Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra | vocalist, soprano vocal |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Namara, Marguerite," accessed December 26, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113756.
Namara, Marguerite. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 26, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/113756.
"Namara, Marguerite." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 26 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Namara, Marguerite, 1888-1974 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007126569
Wikidata: Marguerite Namara - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6760803
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/9635769
MusicBrainz: Marguerite Namara - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/433f1df3-4df7-44c6-9ebc-ecb1be275649
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1969580 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/1969580
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