Person Open DS/UK/13246 McPartland OBE; Margaret Marian (1918-2013); OBE; English-born American jazz pianist, composer, writer, broadcaster McPartland OBE Margaret Marian 1918-2013 English-born American jazz pianist, composer, writer, broadcaster Female Born Margaret Marian Turner

Margaret Marian McPartland, OBE (née Turner; 20 March 1918 – 20 August 2013), was an English-born American jazz pianist, composer and writer. She was the host of Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz on National Public Radio from 1978 until 2011. After her marriage to Jimmy McPartland in February 1945,[3] she resided in the United States when not travelling throughout the world to perform. In 1969 she founded Halcyon Records, a recording company that produced albums for ten years. In 2000 she was named a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master. In 2004 she was given a Grammy Award for lifetime achievement. In 2007 she was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. Known mostly for jazz, nonetheless, she composed other types of music as well, performing her own symphonic work A Portrait of Rachel Carson with the University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra in 2007. In 2010 she was named a member of the Order of the British Empire. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 2/26/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 035bef81-f4a5-4e69-bf65-8945007dcab8