Zona Maie Griswold
Zona Maie Griswold was an American soprano singer from Texas.
Early life and education
Zona Maie Griswold was born in Mulhall, Oklahoma and raised in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of John Nelson Griswold and Florence Belle Young Griswold. Her father worked as a railroad freight agent; her mother was a song composer. Zona Maie Griswold studied voice at the New England Conservatory of Music, with further training in Berlin.Career
In 1914 Griswold was one of the soloists at the Texas State Saengerfest. She also sang with the Grand Saline Band and the Apollo Chorus of Fort Worth.During her time in New York, Griswold was soloist at Glen Ridge Congregational Church in New Jersey, and sang regularly at other churches and clubs, and often on radio in the 1920s. "Her limpid, clear, vibrant tone quality, her excellent musicianship, and her serious devotion to artistic ideals have gained for her a widespread demand to sing more songs more frequently," according to a 1924 report.
She appeared on Broadway in The Guardsman. She also taught singing in New York.