| Christina Aziz |
An American actress who was born in Louisville, Kentucky, USA on December 20, 1898. She was known as the "First Lady of Hollywood." She was nominated for an Academy Award five times and received a star on the Walk of Fame in 1960. She married Francis Dennis Griffin (1928-1965) and adopted her only daughter, Mary Frances in 1938. She remained with him until his death. She is known for The Awful Truth (1937), Love Affair (1939), My Favorite Wife (1940), and Penny Serenade (1941). She was born to a father who worked in the field of naval vessels and a mother who worked in the field of music, which pushed her to the field of art. She appeared in the local theater for the first time at the age of 5 years. After her father died at the age of 12, she moved to Madison to live with her maternal grandparents, where she took singing and piano lessons and began making a living singing in the church choir every Sunday. After graduating from high school, she joined the Indiana Conservatory of Music. She taught music in schools and got a scholarship at the Music Institute in Chicago and joined the Metropolitan Opera. She was appointed as an American commissioner at the United Nations during the era of US President Eisenhower. She was busy with supporting the Republicans and preferred to quietly withdraw from the artistic field. She died on September 4, 1990 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
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