[1] Two grandfathers were Methodist ministers.Father: James A. Price
Mother: Kate Baker
Husband: William C. Warfield (baritone, m. 31-Aug-1952, div. 1973)
University: Central State College, Wilberforce, OH (1948)
University: Juilliard School of Music (four years)
Presidential Medal of Freedom 1964
Spingarn Medal 1965
Kennedy Center Honor 1980
National Medal of Arts 1985
Grammy (about twenty Grammy awards)
Emmy 1983 for Live from Lincoln Center
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
Author of books:
Aida (1990)
AKA Mary Violet Leontyne Price