Hollace Shaw

Hollace Shaw (July 24, 1913 – March 2, 1976) was a coloratura soprano[1] who performed on old-time radio and on the stage.

[1] She was the oldest of five children,[4] one of whom was Robert Shaw, who founded the Robert Shaw Chorale and directed symphony orchestras in Atlanta, Georgia, and Cleveland, Ohio.

[1] Shaw was a featured soloist on Blue Velvet Music,[5] Saturday Night Serenade[6] and the featured female soloist on Song Time[7] and was a member of the cast of The Hour of Charm,[8] on which she was known as "Vivian.

Eugene Burr wrote about Shaw in a review in Billboard's October 12, 1940, issue: "She has an outstanding voice, one of the few real voices that have been developed in recent years..."[13] On April 12, 1944, Shaw married Clarence Turner Foster, a major in the Air Transport Command, in New York, New York.

[12] Shaw died March 2, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, at age 62.