Isabelle Margaret Swanigan: Love story of Jester Hairston and his wife

 Isabelle Margaret Swanigan

Isabelle Margaret Swanigan is the wife of Jester Hairston. Isabelle Margaret Swanigan’s husband Hairston was an American composer, songwriter, arranger, choral conductor, and actor. He was regarded as a leading expert on black spirituals and choral music.

Isabelle Margaret Swanigan: Bio Summary

Full NameIsabelle Margaret Swanigan
famous aswife of Jester Hairston
Age 74 at the time of her death
Date of Birth27 Feb 1912
Place of BirthUtah, United States
Zodiac signPisces
NationalityAmerican
EthnicityUnknown
ChildrenUnknown
SpouseJester Hairston(m. 1939–1986)

Who is the wife of Jester Joseph Hairston?

Isabelle Margaret Swanigan was born on 27 February 1912 in Utah, the United States of America to her parents. She is popular for being the wife of Jester Joseph Hairston. The couple got married in 1939. They married in a beautiful ceremony in the presence of their friend, family, and loved ones.

Isabelle Margaret Swanigan died at the age of 74

Their happy marriage didn’t last forever, after 47 years of marriage, Isabelle Margaret Swanigan passed away at the age of 74 on  16 August 1986. The reason behind his painful death has not been made known to the general public. Neither has the husband Hairston also given any account of the death of the wife in any known interview.

There isn’t much information available regarding Isabelle Swanigan, though she was the wife of a famous personality she spent much of her time away from the media and didn’t make any news headlines.

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Jester Hairston also passed away at age 98

Hairston died in Los Angeles of natural causes in 2000 at age 98. For his contribution to the television industry, Hairston has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard. He is interred at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California. He was survived by his stepdaughter Jeanne-Marie according to Newspapers.

During Hairston’s nationwide travels, Hairston checked local phone books for other Hairstons and reunited many people on his family tree, both black and white. He composed more than 300 spirituals. He was the recipient of many honorary doctorates, including a doctorate from the University of Massachusetts in 1972 and a doctorate in music from Tufts in 1977.

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Kennedy Gedzah is a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-KNUST (2018). He is the Owner and has been the lead content creator at Dicytrends.com since 2020. His Passion for providing people with credible and well-researched information on the internet led him to build Dicytrends.com. With more than 5 years of experience in blogging and writing, he has amassed sufficient knowledge on various topics, including biographies, fashion and lifestyles, Entertainment, and more. You can contact him via email: Kgedzah@gmail.com

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