Cass Elliot

Cass Elliot

Deceased · Born: Sep 19, 1941 · Died: Jul 29, 1974

Personal Details

BornSep 19, 1941 Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Spouse
  • Donald von Wiedenman

    ( Jun 29, 1971 to Feb 1, 1972 )
  • Jim Hendricks

    ( Dec 10, 1963 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Parents
  • Bess Joan Cohen

Biography

Cass Elliot was born Ellen Naomi Cohen on September 19, 1941, in Baltimore, Maryland. She grew up in the Washington D.C. environs and in her senior year of high school, performed in a summer stock production of "The Boyfriend" at the Owings Mills Playhouse, where she played the French nurse who sings "It's Nicer, Much Nicer in Nice."