| Nat King Cole  AKA Nathaniel Adams Coles
Born: 17-Mar-1917
Birthplace: Montgomery, AL
Died: 15-Feb-1965
Location of death: Santa Monica, CA
Cause of death: Cancer - Lung
Remains: Buried, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, CA
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Singer Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Unforgettable Father: Rev. Edward James Coles, Sr.
Mother: Perlina Adams Coles
Wife: Nadine Robinson (dancer, m. 1936)
Wife: Maria Hawkins Ellington (singer, m. 28-Mar-1948, until his death, d. 10-Jul-2012 cancer)
Daughter: Natalie Maria Cole (singer, b. 2-Jun-1950)
Daughter: Carol ("Cookie", actress, b. 17-Oct-1944, adopted 1949, d. 18-May-2009 lung cancer)
Son: Nat Kelly Cole (adopted 1959)
Daughter: Timolin (twins, b. 26-Sep-1961)
Daughter: Casey (twins, b. 26-Sep-1961)
High School: Wendell Phillips High School, Chicago, IL
Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame 1978
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2000 (pioneer)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6659 Hollywood Blvd (recordings)
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6229 Hollywood Blvd (television)
Surgery lung cancer (Sep-1964)
Lung Removal St. John's Hospital, Santa Monica, CA (25-Jan-1965)
Risk Factors: Smoking
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Cat Ballou (24-Jun-1965) · Shouter
Night of the Quarter Moon (4-Mar-1959)
St. Louis Blues (7-Apr-1958)
China Gate (22-May-1957)
Istanbul (15-Jan-1957)
The Scarlet Hour (Apr-1956)
The Adventures of Hajji Baba (1-Oct-1954) [VOICE]
Small Town Girl (10-Apr-1953) · Himself
The Blue Gardenia (23-Mar-1953) · Himself
Killer Diller (1948) · Himself
Breakfast in Hollywood (26-Feb-1946)
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