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- Margaret Truman (born February 17, 1924, Independence, Missouri, U.S.—died January 29, 2008, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.) was an American writer who was the illustrious only daughter of U.S. Pres. Harry S. Truman and first lady Bess Truman and carved a literary niche for herself as her parents’ biographer (Harry S. Truman and Bess W. Truman) and as the author of a number of best-selling mysteries.
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Mary Margaret Truman Daniel (February 17, 1924 – January 29, 2008) was an American classical soprano, actress, journalist, radio and television personality, writer, and New York socialite.
Jan 29, 2008 · Margaret Truman felt the pressures of the goldfish-bowl existence in her social life and vowed never to marry while she was still in the White House. Influenced by her piano-playing father and bolstered by his constant encouragement, Margaret Truman had begun to take voice and piano lessons as a child and sang in the choir of Trinity Episcopal Church in Independence.
Truman, Margaret (1924—) American first daughter and writer. Name variations: Margaret Truman Daniel. Born Mary Margaret Truman in Independence, Missouri, on February 17, 1924; daughter of Harry S. Truman (president of the United States) and Bess Truman (1885–1982); attended Gunston Hall in Washington, D.C.; George Washington University, B ...
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Mary Margaret was born at Delaware Street in Independence, Missouri, on February 17, 1924, and was christened Mary Margaret Truman (for her aunt Mary Jane Truman and maternal grandmother Margaret Gates Wallace), but was called Margaret from early childhood. She attended school in Independence until her father's 1934 election to the United States Se...
Singing
After classical vocal training, Truman's singing career began with a debut radio recital in March 1947, followed shortly thereafter with her professional concert debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. She sang professionally for the next decade, appearing with major American orchestras and giving several national concert tours. Some of her credits include concert appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the National Symphony Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestr...
Acting, radio, and journalism
Truman's professional acting debut occurred April 26, 1951. She co-starred with James Stewart in the "Jackpot" episode of Screen Directors Playhouse on NBC radio. On March 17, 1952, Truman was guest soloist on The Railroad Hour in a presentation of the operetta Sari. Truman also performed on the NBC Radio program The Big Show. There she met writer Goodman Ace, who gave her advice and pointers; Ace became a lifelong friend, advising Truman even after The Big Show. She became part of the team o...
Writing
Truman's full-length biography of her father, published shortly before his 1972 death, was critically acclaimed. She also wrote a personal biography of her mother and histories of the White House and its inhabitants (including first ladies and pets). Truman published regularly into her eighties.
On April 21, 1956, Truman married Clifton Daniel, a reporter for The New York Timesand later its managing editor, at Trinity Episcopal Church in Independence; he died in 2000. They had four sons: 1. Clifton Truman Daniel (born June 5, 1957), Director of Public Relations for Harry S Truman College. 2. William Wallace Daniel (May 19, 1959 – September...
Italian dress designer Micol Fontana – the designer of Margaret Truman's wedding gown – was invited to appear as a mystery guest on the April 15, 1956, episode of TV show What's My Line?in New York City. The Truman/Daniel wedding occurred a few days later on April 21, 1956, in Independence, Missouri.
In later life, Truman lived in her Park Avenue home. She died on January 29, 2008, in Chicago (to which she was relocating to be closer to her son Clifton). She was said to have been suffering from "a simple infection" and had been breathing with the assistance of a respirator. Her ashes and those of her husband were interred in Independence in her...
Margaret Truman in the White House. On June 11, 1945, nearly two months into his presidency, Harry Truman wrote to his daughter Margaret: “you evidently are just finding out what a terrible situation the President’s daughter is facing … so you must face it.
Truman attended public school in Independence, Missouri, until 1934, when her father was elected to the U.S. Senate. A talented singer, Truman began taking voice lessons at the age of sixteen and made her concert debut singing over a nationwide radio hookup with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
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