California, Death Index, 1940-1997 Name: Ella Jane Fitzgerald Social Security #: 059122595 Gender: Female Birth Date: 25 Apr 1918 Birth Place: Virginia Death Date: 15 Jun 1996 Death Place: Los Angeles Mother's Maiden Name: Williams
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"Ella Fitzgerald" by Tanya Lee Stone, Penguin, Jan 10, 2008 This author states that Ella's parents did not marry and her father left when Ella was about 3.
