All About Marian McPartland: Parents, Net Worth, Salary, Nationality

Short Info

Date Of Birth	March 20, 1918
Died	August 20, 2013, Port Washington, Town of North Hempstead, New York, United States
Spouse	Jimmy McPartland
Fact	In the U.S. from 1946.

Marian McPartland was born on March 20, 1918, in Slough, Buckinghamshire, England. Her parents were James and Dorothy McPartland. She had two sisters, Dorothy and Sheila. Marian was educated at St. Mary’s Convent in Ascot and the Guildhall School of Music in London.

Marian began her career as a professional musician in the early 1940s, playing piano in dance bands in England. In 1944, she married trumpeter Jimmy McPartland and the couple moved to the United States. Marian became a naturalized citizen in 1951.

Marian’s career took off in the 1950s when she began appearing on television and radio programs. She also recorded several albums for the Verve and Columbia labels. In 1955, she launched her own radio program, “Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz,” which aired on National Public Radio for 37 years.

Marian was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Fellowship in 1998. She continued to perform and record until her death on August 20, 2013, at the age of 95.

Marian’s net worth at the time of her death was estimated to be $10 million. She was survived by her husband, Jimmy, and their two children, James and Elizabeth.

General Info

Full Name	Marian McPartland
Date Of Birth	March 20, 1918
Died	August 20, 2013, Port Washington, Town of North Hempstead, New York, United States
Profession	Jazz Pianist, Writer, Composer, Radio personality, In the Days of Our Love, Almost Blue, Twilight World
Education	Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Family

Spouse	Jimmy McPartland
Parents	Frank Turner, Janet Turner, In the Days of Our Love, Almost Blue, Twilight World
Siblings	Joyce Turner

Accomplishments

Awards	Peabody Award, Guggenheim Fellowship for Humanities, US & Canada, Grammy Trustees Award, In the Days of Our Love, Almost Blue, Twilight World
Movies	Jazzscapes: Music with a View: Into the Evening, Art Tatum: The Art of Jazz Piano

Social profile links

IMDB	http://imdb.com/name/nm0574126

Quotes

#	Quote
1	My mother said, "Oh, you'll come to no good, you'll marry a musician and live in an attic." Of course, that did happen.

Facts

#	Fact
1	USA [May 2010]
2	She celebrated her 90th birthday surrounded by friends and celebrities at Dizzy's Club at Lincoln Center, New York City. She played several of her signature tunes, as well as selections from her latest album, "Twilight World". [March 2008]
3	Popular host of the internationally syndicated radio show "Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz".
4	In the U.S. from 1946.
5	Trained as a classical pianist at the Guildhall School of Music in London.
6	She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2010 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to music and radio in the United States.
7	She met Chicago jazz musician Jimmy McPartland during WWII when they were entertaining troops in Belgium in 1944. After the war, he introduced his British war bride to American jazz audiences.
8	She remarried Jimmy McPartland in early 1991, but he died shortly after.
9	Jazz pianist.
10	Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1999.
11	Jazz musician.

Movies

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
The IT Crowd		TV Series performer - 2 episodes, 2008 writer - 2 episodes, 2008
The Human Stain	2003	performer: "Day Dream" 1939
Knockaround Guys	2001	writer: "Small Talk"

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
The 56th Annual Grammy Awards	2014	TV Special	Herself - Jazz Pianist / NPR Radio Host (In Memoriam) (credit only)
The Girls in the Band	2011	Documentary	Herself
In Good Time: The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland	2011	Documentary	Herself - Jazz Pianist
Long Island Music Hall of Fame's 1st Induction Awards Gala	2006	TV Movie	Herself
Culture Shock	2000	TV Mini-Series documentary	Herself
A Great Day in Harlem	1994	Documentary	Herself
Jazz 625	1964	TV Series	Herself
Showtime	1961	TV Series	Herself