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	==Career==		==Career==
	As a teenager, Korjus toured the [[Soviet Union]] with a ''[[Dumka (musical genre)\|dumka]]'' choir. In 1927, while performing in [[Saint Petersburg]] (then Leningrad), she managed to clandestinely cross the international border into Estonia, where she was reunited with her father. She then began touring the Baltic countries and Germany, and in 1929, married Kuno Foelsch (1894–1965), a physicist. Korjus continued her concert career as a [[soprano]] in Germany and was eventually engaged by the [[Berlin State Opera]] in 1933.<ref name="Kutsch/Riemens" /> Her operatic appearances and recordings quickly propelled her to the forefront of European singers and earned her the nicknames "The Berlin Nightingale" and "Gorgeous Korjus". [[Irving Thalberg]], head of production at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios]], heard her recordings and signed her to a ten-year film contract, sight unseen. She arrived with her husband and daughter in the U.S. in March 1936.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Miliza_Foelsch&arrival=1936&arrival_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1\|title=Ancestry.com\|last=Passenger list March 1936\|website=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref> She studied singing with [[Estelle Liebling]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news\|date=September 26, 1970\|title=Estelle Liebling Dies Here at 90; Was a Leading Operatic Coach\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/26/archives/estelle-liebling-dies-here-at-90-was-a-leading-operatic-coach.html~~?searchResultPosition=5~~}}</ref>		As a teenager, Korjus toured the [[Soviet Union]] with a ''[[Dumka (musical genre)\|dumka]]'' choir. In 1927, while performing in [[Saint Petersburg]] (then Leningrad), she managed to clandestinely cross the international border into Estonia, where she was reunited with her father. She then began touring the Baltic countries and Germany, and in 1929, married Kuno Foelsch (1894–1965), a physicist. Korjus continued her concert career as a [[soprano]] in Germany and was eventually engaged by the [[Berlin State Opera]] in 1933.<ref name="Kutsch/Riemens" /> Her operatic appearances and recordings quickly propelled her to the forefront of European singers and earned her the nicknames "The Berlin Nightingale" and "Gorgeous Korjus". [[Irving Thalberg]], head of production at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios]], heard her recordings and signed her to a ten-year film contract, sight unseen. She arrived with her husband and daughter in the U.S. in March 1936.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Miliza_Foelsch&arrival=1936&arrival_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1\|title=Ancestry.com\|last=Passenger list March 1936\|website=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref> She studied singing with [[Estelle Liebling]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news\|date=September 26, 1970\|title=Estelle Liebling Dies Here at 90; Was a Leading Operatic Coach\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/26/archives/estelle-liebling-dies-here-at-90-was-a-leading-operatic-coach.html}}</ref>

	Her sole film for [[MGM]] was ''[[The Great Waltz (1938 film)\|The Great Waltz]]'' (1938), which [[Frank Nugent]] of ''The New York Times'' called "a showcase for Miliza Korjus" while also noting her resemblance to [[Mae West]].<ref name="Obituary, 1980">Obituary, ''New York Times'', September 1, 1980.</ref> She was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for the role. Korjus was scheduled to star in a film version of the novel ''[[Rózsa Sándor\|Sandor Rozsa]]'' in 1940, but an automobile accident caused her leg to be crushed, and although she avoided amputation, she required extensive recuperation, causing the film to be canceled. Her contract with MGM was subsequently terminated.		Her sole film for [[MGM]] was ''[[The Great Waltz (1938 film)\|The Great Waltz]]'' (1938), which [[Frank Nugent]] of ''The New York Times'' called "a showcase for Miliza Korjus" while also noting her resemblance to [[Mae West]].<ref name="Obituary, 1980">Obituary, ''New York Times'', September 1, 1980.</ref> She was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for the role. Korjus was scheduled to star in a film version of the novel ''[[Rózsa Sándor\|Sandor Rozsa]]'' in 1940, but an automobile accident caused her leg to be crushed, and although she avoided amputation, she required extensive recuperation, causing the film to be canceled. Her contract with MGM was subsequently terminated.

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	'''Miliza Elizabeth Korjus''' <!--rough pronunciation of first name: [militsa]--> (August 18, 1909(?)<!--disputed, see below--> – August 26, 1980) was a [[Polish people\|Polish]]-[[Estonians\|Estonian]] [[ lyric coloratura soprano]] opera singer, who ~~later~~ appeared in [[Cinema of the United States\|~~Hollywood~~]] ~~films during the~~ [[~~Classical~~ ~~Hollywood~~ ~~cinema~~\|~~Golden Age~~]] ~~and in~~ [[~~Cinema~~ ~~of Mexico\|Mexican~~]] ~~films~~ during the [[~~Golden~~ ~~Age of Mexican~~ cinema\|Golden Age]] ~~too~~. Korjus became a [[Naturalization\|naturalized]] [[United States]] citizen in her adulthood. She was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in 1938 for her performance in ''[[The Great Waltz (1938 film)\|The Great Waltz]]''.		'''Miliza Elizabeth Korjus''' <!--rough pronunciation of first name: [militsa]--> (August 18, 1909(?)<!--disputed, see below--> – August 26, 1980) was a [[Polish people\|Polish]]-[[Estonians\|Estonian]] [[lyric coloratura soprano]] opera singer who appeared in classical [[Cinema of the United States\|American]] and [[Cinema of Mexico\|Mexican]] [[sound film]]s during the [[Classical Hollywood cinema\|Golden Age of Hollywood]]. Korjus became a [[Naturalization\|naturalized]] [[United States]] citizen in her adulthood. She was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in 1938 for her performance in ''[[The Great Waltz (1938 film)\|The Great Waltz]]''.

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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	'''Miliza Elizabeth Korjus''' <!--rough pronunciation of first name: [militsa]--> (August 18, 1909(?)<!--disputed, see below--> – August 26, 1980) was a [[Polish people\|Polish]]-[[Estonians\|Estonian]] [[coloratura soprano]] opera singer, who later appeared in [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] films during the [[Classical Hollywood cinema\|Golden Age]] and in [[Cinema of Mexico\|Mexican]] films during the [[Golden Age of Mexican cinema\|Golden Age]] too. Korjus became a [[Naturalization\|naturalized]] [[United States]] citizen in her adulthood. She was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in 1938 for her performance in ''[[The Great Waltz (1938 film)\|The Great Waltz]]''.		'''Miliza Elizabeth Korjus''' <!--rough pronunciation of first name: [militsa]--> (August 18, 1909(?)<!--disputed, see below--> – August 26, 1980) was a [[Polish people\|Polish]]-[[Estonians\|Estonian]] [[ lyric coloratura soprano]] opera singer, who later appeared in [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] films during the [[Classical Hollywood cinema\|Golden Age]] and in [[Cinema of Mexico\|Mexican]] films during the [[Golden Age of Mexican cinema\|Golden Age]] too. Korjus became a [[Naturalization\|naturalized]] [[United States]] citizen in her adulthood. She was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in 1938 for her performance in ''[[The Great Waltz (1938 film)\|The Great Waltz]]''.

	==Early life==		==Early life==

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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Korjus was born in [[Warsaw]], Poland (then part of the former [[Russian Empire]]), the daughter of Anna (née Gintowt) and Artur Korjus, an Estonian lieutenant colonel in the [[Imperial Russian Army]] and later chief of staff to the war minister of independent [[Estonia]]. Her mother was descended from the [[Szlachta\|Lithuanian-Polish nobility]]. Korjus' birth year has been reported as uncertain, and ranges from 1900 to 1909 according to various sources. Her daughter, [[Melissa F. Wells\|Melissa Wells]], claims the year was 1909 and that her mother knew such. Korjus was born in Warsaw during her father's military posting there, ~~later~~ the family moved to [[Moscow]]. Korjus was the fifth of six children; she had a brother and four sisters. Her mother and father separated sometime between 1912 and the [[Russian Revolution of 1917]] — and in 1918, she moved from Moscow to [[Kyiv]] with her mother and sisters, where she began her musical training.<ref name="Kutsch/Riemens">{{cite book		Korjus was born in [[Warsaw]], Poland (then part of the former [[Russian Empire]]), the daughter of Anna (née Gintowt) and Artur Korjus, an Estonian lieutenant colonel in the [[Imperial Russian Army]] and later chief of staff to the war minister of independent [[Estonia]]. Her mother was descended from the [[Szlachta\|Lithuanian-Polish nobility]]. Korjus' birth year has been reported as uncertain, and ranges from 1900 to 1909 according to various sources. Her daughter, [[Melissa F. Wells\|Melissa Wells]], claims the year was 1909 and that her mother knew such. Korjus was born in Warsaw during her father's military posting there. Later, the family moved to [[Moscow]]. Korjus was the fifth of six children; she had a brother and four sisters. Her mother and father separated sometime between 1912 and the [[Russian Revolution of 1917]] — and in 1918, she moved from Moscow to [[Kyiv]] with her mother and sisters, where she began her musical training.<ref name="Kutsch/Riemens">{{cite book
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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Korjus was born in [[Warsaw]], Poland (then part of the [[Russian Empire]]), the daughter of Anna (née Gintowt) and Artur Korjus, an Estonian lieutenant colonel in the [[Imperial Russian Army]] and later chief of staff to the war minister of independent [[Estonia]]. Her mother was descended from the [[Szlachta\|Lithuanian-Polish nobility]]. Korjus' birth year has been reported as uncertain, and ranges from 1900 to 1909 according to various sources. Her daughter, [[Melissa F. Wells\|Melissa Wells]], claims the year was 1909 and that her mother knew such. Korjus was born in Warsaw during her father's military posting there, later the family moved to [[Moscow]]. Korjus was the fifth of six children; she had a brother and four sisters. Her mother and father separated sometime between 1912 and the [[Russian Revolution of 1917]] — and in 1918, she moved from Moscow to [[Kyiv]] with her mother and sisters, where she began her musical training.<ref name="Kutsch/Riemens">{{cite book		Korjus was born in [[Warsaw]], Poland (then part of the former [[Russian Empire]]), the daughter of Anna (née Gintowt) and Artur Korjus, an Estonian lieutenant colonel in the [[Imperial Russian Army]] and later chief of staff to the war minister of independent [[Estonia]]. Her mother was descended from the [[Szlachta\|Lithuanian-Polish nobility]]. Korjus' birth year has been reported as uncertain, and ranges from 1900 to 1909 according to various sources. Her daughter, [[Melissa F. Wells\|Melissa Wells]], claims the year was 1909 and that her mother knew such. Korjus was born in Warsaw during her father's military posting there, later the family moved to [[Moscow]]. Korjus was the fifth of six children; she had a brother and four sisters. Her mother and father separated sometime between 1912 and the [[Russian Revolution of 1917]] — and in 1918, she moved from Moscow to [[Kyiv]] with her mother and sisters, where she began her musical training.<ref name="Kutsch/Riemens">{{cite book
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	==Career==		==Career==
	As a teenager, Korjus toured the [[Soviet Union]] with a ''[[Dumka (musical genre)\|dumka]]'' choir. In 1927, while performing in [[Saint Petersburg]] (then Leningrad), she managed to clandestinely cross the international border into Estonia, where she was reunited with her father. She then began touring the Baltic countries and Germany, and in 1929, married Kuno Foelsch (1894–1965), a physicist. Korjus continued her concert career as a [[soprano]] in Germany and was eventually engaged by the [[Berlin State Opera]] in 1933.<ref name="Kutsch/Riemens" /> Her operatic appearances and recordings quickly propelled her to the forefront of European singers and earned her the ~~nickname~~ "The Berlin Nightingale" and "Gorgeous Korjus". [[Irving Thalberg]], head of production at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]], heard her recordings and signed her to a ten-year film contract, sight unseen. She arrived with her husband and daughter in the U.S. in March 1936.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Miliza_Foelsch&arrival=1936&arrival_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1\|title=Ancestry.com\|last=Passenger list March 1936\|website=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref> She studied singing with [[Estelle Liebling]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news\|date=September 26, 1970\|title=Estelle Liebling Dies Here at 90; Was a Leading Operatic Coach\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/26/archives/estelle-liebling-dies-here-at-90-was-a-leading-operatic-coach.html?searchResultPosition=5}}</ref>		As a teenager, Korjus toured the [[Soviet Union]] with a ''[[Dumka (musical genre)\|dumka]]'' choir. In 1927, while performing in [[Saint Petersburg]] (then Leningrad), she managed to clandestinely cross the international border into Estonia, where she was reunited with her father. She then began touring the Baltic countries and Germany, and in 1929, married Kuno Foelsch (1894–1965), a physicist. Korjus continued her concert career as a [[soprano]] in Germany and was eventually engaged by the [[Berlin State Opera]] in 1933.<ref name="Kutsch/Riemens" /> Her operatic appearances and recordings quickly propelled her to the forefront of European singers and earned her the nicknames "The Berlin Nightingale" and "Gorgeous Korjus". [[Irving Thalberg]], head of production at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios]], heard her recordings and signed her to a ten-year film contract, sight unseen. She arrived with her husband and daughter in the U.S. in March 1936.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Miliza_Foelsch&arrival=1936&arrival_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1\|title=Ancestry.com\|last=Passenger list March 1936\|website=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref> She studied singing with [[Estelle Liebling]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite news\|date=September 26, 1970\|title=Estelle Liebling Dies Here at 90; Was a Leading Operatic Coach\|work=[[The New York Times]]\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/26/archives/estelle-liebling-dies-here-at-90-was-a-leading-operatic-coach.html?searchResultPosition=5}}</ref>

	Her sole film for [[MGM]] was ''[[The Great Waltz (1938 film)\|The Great Waltz]]'' (1938), which [[Frank Nugent]] of ''The New York Times'' called "a showcase for Miliza Korjus" while also noting her resemblance to [[Mae West]].<ref name="Obituary, 1980">Obituary, ''New York Times'', September 1, 1980.</ref> She was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for the role. Korjus was scheduled to star in a film version of the novel ''[[Rózsa Sándor\|Sandor Rozsa]]'' in 1940, but an automobile accident caused her leg to be crushed, and although she avoided amputation, she required extensive recuperation, causing the film to be canceled. Her contract with MGM was subsequently terminated.		Her sole film for [[MGM]] was ''[[The Great Waltz (1938 film)\|The Great Waltz]]'' (1938), which [[Frank Nugent]] of ''The New York Times'' called "a showcase for Miliza Korjus" while also noting her resemblance to [[Mae West]].<ref name="Obituary, 1980">Obituary, ''New York Times'', September 1, 1980.</ref> She was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] for the role. Korjus was scheduled to star in a film version of the novel ''[[Rózsa Sándor\|Sandor Rozsa]]'' in 1940, but an automobile accident caused her leg to be crushed, and although she avoided amputation, she required extensive recuperation, causing the film to be canceled. Her contract with MGM was subsequently terminated.

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	'''Miliza Elizabeth Korjus''' <!--rough pronunciation of first name: [militsa]--> (August 18, 1909(?)<!--disputed, see below--> – August 26, 1980) was a [[~~Poles~~\|Polish]]-[[Estonians\|Estonian]] [[coloratura soprano]] opera singer, who later appeared in [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] films during the [[Classical Hollywood cinema\|Golden Age]] and in [[Cinema of Mexico\|Mexican]] films during the [[Golden Age of Mexican cinema\|Golden Age]] too. Korjus became a [[Naturalization\|naturalized]] [[United States]] citizen in her adulthood. She was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in 1938 for her performance in ''[[The Great Waltz (1938 film)\|The Great Waltz]]''.		'''Miliza Elizabeth Korjus''' <!--rough pronunciation of first name: [militsa]--> (August 18, 1909(?)<!--disputed, see below--> – August 26, 1980) was a [[Polish people\|Polish]]-[[Estonians\|Estonian]] [[coloratura soprano]] opera singer, who later appeared in [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] films during the [[Classical Hollywood cinema\|Golden Age]] and in [[Cinema of Mexico\|Mexican]] films during the [[Golden Age of Mexican cinema\|Golden Age]] too. Korjus became a [[Naturalization\|naturalized]] [[United States]] citizen in her adulthood. She was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in 1938 for her performance in ''[[The Great Waltz (1938 film)\|The Great Waltz]]''.

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	In 1952,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Walter_Shector&birth=1925&birth_x=1-0-0&marriage=1952&marriage_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1\|title=Ancestry.com\|last=Marriage date\|website=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref> she married Walter Shector (1925–1973),<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Walter_Shector&birth=1925&birth_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1\|title=Ancestry.com\|last=Birth death years\|website=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref> a Canadian-born physician, and retired from the concert stage, preferring to concentrate on making records. She died of heart failure in 1980 at Culver City, California. She was interred in the [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name\|0466295}}</ref> She was survived by her two sons, Ernest (b. 1943) and Richard (b. 1946) and her daughter [[Melissa F. Wells\|Melissa Foelsch (later Melissa Wells)]]. Her daughter was born in Estonia in 1932, and served, for more than forty years, as a career officer of the U.S. [[foreign service]]. Wells served as U.S. ambassador to Estonia from 1998 to 2001.<ref>[https://ee.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/former-ambassadors/ U.S. Embassy in Estonia]</ref>		In 1952,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Walter_Shector&birth=1925&birth_x=1-0-0&marriage=1952&marriage_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1\|title=Ancestry.com\|last=Marriage date\|website=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref> she married Walter Shector (1925–1973),<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Walter_Shector&birth=1925&birth_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1\|title=Ancestry.com\|last=Birth death years\|website=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref> a Canadian-born physician, and retired from the concert stage, preferring to concentrate on making records. She died of heart failure in 1980 at Culver City, California. She was interred in the [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name\|0466295}}</ref> She was survived by her two sons, Ernest (born 1943) and Richard (born 1946) and her daughter [[Melissa F. Wells\|Melissa Foelsch (later Melissa Wells)]]. Her daughter was born in Estonia in 1932, and served, for more than forty years, as a career officer of the U.S. [[foreign service]]. Wells served as U.S. ambassador to Estonia from 1998 to 2001.<ref>[https://ee.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/former-ambassadors/ U.S. Embassy in Estonia]</ref>

	==Recordings==		==Recordings==

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	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	In 1952,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Walter_Shector&birth=1925&birth_x=1-0-0&marriage=1952&marriage_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1\|title=Ancestry.com\|last=Marriage date\|website=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref> she married Walter Shector (~~1925-1973~~),<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Walter_Shector&birth=1925&birth_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1\|title=Ancestry.com\|last=Birth death years\|website=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref> a Canadian-born physician, and retired from the concert stage, preferring to concentrate on making records. She died of heart failure in 1980 at Culver City, California. She was interred in the [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name\|0466295}}</ref> She was survived by her two sons, Ernest (b. 1943) and Richard (b. 1946) and her daughter [[Melissa F. Wells\|Melissa Foelsch (later Melissa Wells)]]. Her daughter was born in Estonia in 1932, and served, for more than forty years, as a career officer of the U.S. [[foreign service]]. Wells served as U.S. ambassador to Estonia from 1998 to 2001.<ref>[https://ee.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/former-ambassadors/ U.S. Embassy in Estonia]</ref>		In 1952,<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Walter_Shector&birth=1925&birth_x=1-0-0&marriage=1952&marriage_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1\|title=Ancestry.com\|last=Marriage date\|website=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref> she married Walter Shector (1925–1973),<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Walter_Shector&birth=1925&birth_x=0-0-0&name_x=1_1\|title=Ancestry.com\|last=Birth death years\|website=[[Ancestry.com]]}}</ref> a Canadian-born physician, and retired from the concert stage, preferring to concentrate on making records. She died of heart failure in 1980 at Culver City, California. She was interred in the [[Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name\|0466295}}</ref> She was survived by her two sons, Ernest (b. 1943) and Richard (b. 1946) and her daughter [[Melissa F. Wells\|Melissa Foelsch (later Melissa Wells)]]. Her daughter was born in Estonia in 1932, and served, for more than forty years, as a career officer of the U.S. [[foreign service]]. Wells served as U.S. ambassador to Estonia from 1998 to 2001.<ref>[https://ee.usembassy.gov/our-relationship/former-ambassadors/ U.S. Embassy in Estonia]</ref>

	==Recordings==		==Recordings==

85.87.106.68: the pronunciation of Miliza

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the pronunciation of Miliza

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	\| spouse = Kuno Foelsch (1929-?)<br />Walter Shector (1952-1973; his death)<ref name="imdb"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.korjus.x10host.com/biography.htm\|title=Miliza Korjus - Official Site\|website=www.korjus.x10host.com}}</ref>		\| spouse = Kuno Foelsch (1929-?)<br />Walter Shector (1952-1973; his death)<ref name="imdb"/><ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.korjus.x10host.com/biography.htm\|title=Miliza Korjus - Official Site\|website=www.korjus.x10host.com}}</ref>
	\| children = [[Melissa F. Wells]] }}		\| children = [[Melissa F. Wells]] }}
	'''Miliza Elizabeth Korjus''' [militsa] (August 18, 1909(?)<!--disputed, see below--> – August 26, 1980) was a [[Poles\|Polish]]-[[Estonians\|Estonian]] [[coloratura soprano]] opera singer, who later appeared in [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] films during the [[Classical Hollywood cinema\|Golden Age]] and in [[Cinema of Mexico\|Mexican]] films during the [[Golden Age of Mexican cinema\|Golden Age]] too. Korjus became a [[Naturalization\|naturalized]] [[United States]] citizen in her adulthood. She was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in 1938 for her performance in ''[[The Great Waltz (1938 film)\|The Great Waltz]]''.		'''Miliza Elizabeth Korjus''' <!--rough pronunciation of first name: [militsa]--> (August 18, 1909(?)<!--disputed, see below--> – August 26, 1980) was a [[Poles\|Polish]]-[[Estonians\|Estonian]] [[coloratura soprano]] opera singer, who later appeared in [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] films during the [[Classical Hollywood cinema\|Golden Age]] and in [[Cinema of Mexico\|Mexican]] films during the [[Golden Age of Mexican cinema\|Golden Age]] too. Korjus became a [[Naturalization\|naturalized]] [[United States]] citizen in her adulthood. She was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress]] in 1938 for her performance in ''[[The Great Waltz (1938 film)\|The Great Waltz]]''.

	==Early life==		==Early life==