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Maya Angelou

Date of Death: May 28, 2014 (86)

Birth Place: St. Louis, MO, USA

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Maya Angelou on stage during the BET Honors 2012 at the Warner Theatre on January 14, 2012 in Washington, DC. Photo

From: Photo Flashback: Remembering Maya Angelou

As BroadwayWorld reported yesterday, America's Poet Laureate Maya Angelou has passed away at the age of 86. The poet died last night, May 27th in a Winston-Salem, North Carolina hospital while recovering from an 'unexpected ailment'. She died surrounded by her family. Below, BroadwayWorld remembers the legend.

Date Taken: 2014-05-29

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