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Name	Marjorie Florence Lawrence
Born	17 February, 1907 Deans Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Died	13 January, 1979 (aged 71) Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America
Religious Influence	Anglican Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Occupation or Descriptor *	soprano (1917-1928) Victoria, Australia soprano (1932-1952) Overseas soprano (1939-1939) Victoria, Australia soprano (1944-1944) Victoria, Australia autobiographer/memoirist (1949-1949) Overseas soprano (1951-1951) Victoria, Australia

* Dates are approximate