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Georgia Holt, Actor, Singer and Cher’s Mother, Dies Aged 96

Georgia Holt, the singer, actor and mother of musician Cher, has died at the age of 96.

Cher announced the death on Twitter on Saturday, writing “mom is gone”. Cher’s spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg confirmed the news to the Washington Post on Sunday, but other details, including a cause or exact date of death, have not yet been revealed. Holt was admitted to a hospital with pneumonia in September.

Among famous names to share their condolences with Cher was former US presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who wrote, “So sorry for your loss, my friend.”

Born Jackie Jean Crouch in 1926 in Arkansas, Holt was taught by her father to sing and play guitar. As a child she won several talent and beauty competitions and began acting in her 20s.
Over her career she landed roles in shows including I Love Lucy and The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, and films including A Life of Her Own, and Grounds for Marriage.

Holt was married and divorced six times, including twice to her first husband, Cher’s father John Paul Sarkisian, who she married in 1946 but divorced in 1947, then later remarried in 1965 and divorced again in 1966.

After their marriage collapsed the first time, Holt struggled as a single mother, and even briefly placed Cher in a Catholic orphanage while she worked to become financially independent.

Holt later married actor John Southall, with whom she had her second child, Georganne. In 1961, Holt married bank manager Gilbert Hartmann LaPiere, who legally adopted Cher and Georganne, changing their surnames to LaPiere.

The post Georgia Holt, Actor, Singer and Cher’s Mother, Dies Aged 96 was originally published on The Guardian.

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