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Also Known As Dame Joan Alston Sutherland
Born November 7, 1926 ā€¢ Sydney ā€¢ Australia
Died October 10, 2010 (aged 83) ā€¢ Switzerland
Awards And Honors Kennedy Center Honors (2004) ā€¢ Grammy Award (1981) ā€¢ Grammy Award (1961)

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